 Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn; The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go, To make a third she joined the former two.  The Living Age - Page 3191895Full view - About this book
 | Old Humphrey - 1799 - 372 pages
...Greece, Italy, and England did adorn; The first in majesty of thought surpass'd, The next in gracefulness ;—in both, the last. The force of Nature could no further go, To make a third, she join'd the other two." The fog seems to increase, and every distant object is hidden,... | |
 | 1804 - 512 pages
...Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next in majesty ; in both, the last. The force of nature could no further go, To make a third she join'd the former two. L 3 His thoughts were next turned to a poem, a considerable... | |
 | 1806 - 224 pages
...Italy, and England did adorn : The first in majesty of thought surpass'd, The next in gracefulness, in both the last. The force of nature could no further go, To make a third, she join'd the former two. Towards the close of 1639, he returned to England, which he... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 360 pages
..., Italy and England did adorn : The first in loftiness of thought surpass'dr The next in ma jesty , in both the last. The force of nature could no further go : To make a third, she join'd the other two.* URVIVEN , Mucellanie*. Si une nation pouvait se vanter d'avoir... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpast ; The next, in majesty ; in both, the last. The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she join'd the former twoEPIGRAM On the Duchess O/~PORTSMOUTH'S Picture. IJURE we do... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...Italy, and England, did adorn. The first, in loftiness of thought surpassed j The next, in majesty ; in both, the last. The force of nature could no further go ; To make a third, she joined the former two. ODES, SONGS, AND LYRICAL PIECES. VOL. xr. FAREWELL, FAIR ARMIDA.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...Italy, and England, did adorn. The first, in loftiness of thought surpassed ; The next, in majesty; in both, the last. The force of nature could no further go ; To make a third, she joined the former two. ODES, SONGS, AND LYRICAL PIECES. FAREWELL, FAIR ARMIDA, A... | |
 | 1812 - 156 pages
...Italy, and England did adorn ; The first in loftiness of thought surpast ; The next in majesty — in both the last. The force of nature could no further go ; To make a third, she join'd the other t-wo. CC. ccu. « On being advised to marry, Sir, you are prudent,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pages
...Italy, and England, did adorn : The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next in majesty; i» both the. last: The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she join d the former two. IN these pointed and nervous lines of Dryden, the characters... | |
 | 1820 - 224 pages
...Italy, and England, did adorn : The first in majesty of thought surpass'd, The next in gracefulness, in both the last. The force of nature could no further go ; To make a third she join'd the former two. Towards the close of 1639, he returned to England, which he... | |
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