 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe; Each change of many-colour' d life he drew, Ejihauited worlds, and then imagin'd new:, Exiftence faw him...reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain: His pow'rful ftrokes prcfiding truth imprefs'd, And unrefifted paflion ftorm'd the breaft. Prologue at... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1780 - 372 pages
...When learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes, Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe ; •Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted...time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrok.es prefixing truth impre.fs'd, And unrefifting paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Johnfon came, infhudled... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1781 - 556 pages
...When Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakfpeare rofe ; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : 1 ?. Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...Sbakefftare rofe ; Each change of many.colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then iinagin'd new : Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And...imprefs'.d, And unrefifted paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Johnfon came, inftrufted from the fchool, To pleafe in method, and invent by rule ; His ftudious patience... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 402 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew. Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new : Existence law him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain : His pow'rful strokes presiding Trutli ronfess'd. Passion storin'd tUe breast. DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON. LONDON... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 pages
...Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes c Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe ; ' Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, ' Exhaufted...imprefs'd, ' And unrefifted Paffion ftorm'd the breaft. 1 Then Jonfon came, inftructed from the fchool 1 To pleafe in method, and invent by rule ; c His ftudious... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pages
...Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes c Firft rear'd the fiage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe ; « Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, ' Exhaufted...ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, ' And unrefifted Palfion ftorm'd the breaft. ' Then Jonfon came, inftructed from the fchool ' To pleafc in method, and... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes ' Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe ; ' Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, ' Exhaufted...him in vain. * His powerful ftrokes prefiding Truth impiefs'd, * And unrefifted Paffion ftorm'd the breaft. ' Then Jonfon came, inftructed from the fchool... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofej Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaulied worlds, and then imagin'd new : Exiftence faw him...imprefs'd, And unrefifted paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Jonfon came, inftrufted from the fchool, To pleafe in method, and invent by rule; His Itudious patience... | |
 | 1787 - 672 pages
...were grand, but his tafte was bad. No man has ever exceeded in fublimity his lines on Shake/fear : " Each change of many-colour'd life he drew : Exhaufted...reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain." But his poetical pieces, were they rigoroufly examined, would be found to conlift of language feldom... | |
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WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakespeare rose; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new: Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after... 
