 Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Firm Doric pillars found your solid base, The fair Corinthian crowns the higher space; Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.  The Poetical Works of Leigh Hunt - Page xxby Leigh Hunt - 1832 - 361 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...at length ; Our Beauties equal, but excel our Strength, ,firm Doritk Pillars found your fclid Bafe : The Fair Corinthian crowns the higher Space : Thus all below is Strength, and all above is Grace In eafy Dialogue is Fletcher's Praife ; He mov'd the Mind, but had not Pow'r to raife. Great Jebnfon... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...length, But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, 15 Our beauties equal but excel our strengthFirm Doric Pillars found your solid hase, -\ The fair Corinthian... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 434 pages
...art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curst ; The...Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace, In easy dialogue is Fletcher's praise : He mov'd the mind, but had no power to raise. Great Johnson... | |
 | William Congreve - English drama - 1797 - 474 pages
...art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curst ; The...length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Firm D^ric pillars found your solid base ; The fair Corinthian crowns the higher space ; Thus all below... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...; But what we gain'd in skill, we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you,...length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Finn Doric pillars found your solid base ; The fair Corinthian crowns the higher space ; Thus all,... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gained in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second...Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace, j In easy dialogue is Fletcher's praise ; He moved the mind, but had not power to raise : Great Jonson... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gained in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second...Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace. ) In easy dialogue is Fletcher's praise ; He moved the mind, but had not power to raise : Great Jonson... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gaiu'd in skill we lost in strength. THERE was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he beat Vitruvius, come at length j Our beauties equal, but excel our strength ; Firm Doric pillars found... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...endued. )ur age was cultivated thus at length ; Jut what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. )ur builders were with want of genius curst; The second...first: till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length; >ur beauties equal, but excel our strength ; 'irra Doric pillars found your solid base : [Tie fair... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst ; The...Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace. In easy dialogue is Fletcher's praise ; He moved the mind, but had not power to raise : Great Jonson... | |
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