| John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...man acquired. If yet thou hast not reached their high degree, Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. Thy genius, bounded by the times, like mine, -\ Drudges on petty draughts, nor dare design > A more exalted work, and more divine. 3 For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...man acquir'd, If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degree, Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. Thy genius, bounde & the times, like min0& rudges on petty drauH& , nor dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 610 pages
...acquir'd. If yet thou haft not reach'd their high degree, 'Tis only wanting to this age, not thee: Thy genius, bounded by the times, like mine Drudges on petty draughts, nor dare defign A more exalted work, and more divine. 136 ] For what a fong, or fenfelefs opera Is to the... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 616 pages
...man acquir'd. If yet thou haft not reach'd their high degree, Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. Thy genius, bounded by the times, like mine,' Drudges on petty draughts, nor dare defign A more exalted work, and more divine, isfi] For what a ibng, or fenfelefs opera Is to the... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 346 pages
...acquir'd. If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degree, 'Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. Thy genius, bounded by the times, like mine, Drudges on petty draughts, nor dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...acquired. If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degree, 'Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. Thy genius, bounded by the times, like mine, Drudges on petty draughts, nor dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 316 pages
...man acquired. If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degree, Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. Thy genius, bounded by the times, like mine, Drudges on petty draughts, nor dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...acquir'd. If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degree, 'Tie only wanting to this age, not thee : nature's path, and mad opinion's leave; •All states can reach it, and all dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
| British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degree, 'Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. Thy genins, bounded by the times, like mine, Drudges on petty draughts, nor dares design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...aequir'd. If yet thou hast not reaeh 'd their high degree, 'Tis only wanting to this age, not thee : w ` dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
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