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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. "
An Essay on Painting: In Two Epistles to Mr. Romney - Page 86
by William Hayley - 1781 - 96 pages
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The Cambridge Companion to John Dryden

Steven N. Zwicker - 2004 - 322 pages
...the liquid Main (Extends thy uncontroul'd and boundless reign. J To Sir Godfrey Kneller, lines 147-9: Thy Genius bounded by the Times like mine, | Drudges on petty Draughts, nor dare design >A more Exalted Work, and more Divine. J The triplet may again suggest the Divine. For...
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Selected Poems

John Dryden - 2002 - 612 pages
...acquired. 145 That yet thou hast not reached 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. Or what a play to Virgil's work would be, Such is...
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