 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 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 opesa, Is to the living... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...acquir'd. If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degree, 'Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. le ; The seat of blameless Pan, yet undisturb'd By Christian crimes and Eur dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...man acquir'd. If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degree, Tis only wonting to this age, not Ihee. ll, In fumes of burning chocolate shall glow, And tremble at the sea that f dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a sung, or senseless opera, It to the living... | |
 | 1852 - 874 pages
...man acquir'd. If yet thou host not reach'd their high degree, Tis only wanting to this age, not thee. re ; till, by degrees of merit rais'd, They open dare design A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera, Is to the living... | |
 | John Dryden - 1866 - 348 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 13s A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera Is to the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1866 - 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 135 A more exalted work, and more divine. For what a song, or senseless opera Is to the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1897 - 764 pages
...acquired. If yet thou hast not reached their high degree, 145 "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 150 Is to the... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1872 - 264 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1874 - 740 pages
...acquired, If yet thou hast not reach'd their high degrea, '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... | |
 | 302 pages
...greatness.27 That yet thou hast not reach'd their high Degree, Seems 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. Dryden has been compelled to write heroic plays in... | |
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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. 
