 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...LANE, W HEN Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foea Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakfpeare rofe ; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new s Exiflence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. His pow'rful... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...of many-colour'd life he drew, " Exhausted worlds, and then imagiuM new ; * Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign "And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. " His powerful strokes presiding Truth impress'd, " And unresisting Passion storm'd the breast" His dramatic... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...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 him in vain: His pow'rful strokes presiding truth impress'd, And unresisted passion stonn'd the breast. Prologue at the opening... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...change of many-colnur'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new ; Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain, His powerful strokes presiding truth impress'd, And unresisted passion storm'd the breast. Then Jonson... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...LANE, 1747. Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakfpeare rofe ; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew,...Time toil'd after him in vain. His pow'rful ftrokes preiiding Truth imprefs'd, , And unrefifted Paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Jonfon came, inftructed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...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 him in vain. His pow'rful strokes presiding Truth impress'd, And unresisted Passion storm'd the breast. Then Jonson came, instructed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...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 him in vain. His powerful strokes presiding Truth impress'd, And unresisted Passion storm'd the breast. Then Jonson... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...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 him in vain. His pow'rful strokes presiding truth impress'd, And unresisted passion storm'd the breast. Then Jonson came, instructed... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...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 him in vain : His pow'rfull strokes presiding truth impress'd, And unresisted passion storm'd the breast. JOHNSOJ•.... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...TheatreRoyal, Drury-Lane, 1747, 'Vlf HEN Learning's trinmph o'er her barbarous foes Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, . And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful strokes presiding truth impress'd, And unresisted passion storm'd the breast. Then Jonson... | |
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WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakspeare 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... 
