 | Gerard Langbaine - English drama - 1691 - 626 pages
...all the Roman Storer Of Poets, and of Orators. : Horace his Wit, and VirgilV State, He didnot fteal, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths, did wear. As to,his other Works in Englifh, they confifl both of Verfe and Profe ; amongft which are his Love Verfes,... | |
 | Sir John Denham - English drama - 1709 - 354 pages
...all the Roman ftores Of Poets, and of Orators : Horace his Wit, and Argil's State, He did not Steal, but Emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths, did wear : . 9 He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jafon brought the Golden Fleece $ To him that Language... | |
 | Sir John Denham - 1719 - 258 pages
...Stores Of Poers, and of Orators : Hntce his Wit, and visit's Srare, He did not fieal, but Emulare ; And when he would like them appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths, did wear; He not from Tlffae alone, but Grace, Like Jtfn, brought the Golden Fleece ; D 4 J"6 Poems upon feveral... | |
 | Giles Jacob - Dramatists, English - 1723 - 378 pages
...: Which is elegantly exprefs'd in thefe Lines of Sir John DenhamHorace'.? Wit, and Virgil'/ State, He did not /leal, but emulate ; And when he -would...appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths, did wear. / Mr. Cowley's Life was written by Dr. Sprat, late Bimop of Kochejler, and is prefixed to his Works,... | |
 | Thomas Whincop, John Mottley - English drama - 1747 - 390 pages
...Denbam expreffes it, Horace'j Wit, and Virgil'* State, He did not fteal, but emulate ; Aridwiben be 'would like them appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths did wear. \ Mr. RICHARD Cox, Was a famous Comedian in the Reign of King Charles I. During the Suppreffion of... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 658 pages
...all the Roman Ilores Of poets and of orators. Horaee's wit and Virgil's ftate 35 He did not Ilev;l, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, . Their garb, but not their elothes, did wear : He not from Rome alone, but Greeee, Like Jafon, brought the Golden Fleeee : 40... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...appear, " Their garb a but not their deaths, " did wear." As As one of Denham's principal claims tb the regard of pofterity arifes from his improvement...pleafure which arifes from the obfervation of a man of right natural judgement forfaking bad copies by degrees, and advancing towards a better pradtice, as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 328 pages
...unknown, *' Yet what he wrote was all his " own ; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, *' He did not fteal, but emulate ! " And when he would like them " appear,...Their garb, but not their cloaths, " did wear." As As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of pofterity arifes from his improvement of our numbers,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 486 pages
...all the Roman ftores Of poets, and of orators : Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, He did not fteal, but emulate ! And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their cloaths, did wear : He nor from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jafon, brought the golden fleece ; To him that language... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...unknown, " Yet what he wrote was all his own ; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, " He did not fteal, but emulate ! " And when he would like them appear,...pofterity arifes from his improvement of our numbers, his verification ought to be confidered. It will afford that pleafure which arifes from the obfervation... | |
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Horace's wit and Virgil's state He did not steal, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear ; He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jason brought the golden fleece ; To him that language, though to... 
