Euripides, and Sophocles to us, Paccuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To life again, to hear thy buskin tread, And shake a stage : or, when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone, for the comparison Of all that insolent Greece or haughty Rome Sent forth,... A Manual of English Literature - Page 290by Henry Morley - 1879 - 665 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1745 - 582 pages
...haughty Rome Sent forth, orfince did from their ajhes come. Triumph, my Britain, thou hajl one tojhow, To whom all Scenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time ! And all the Mufes, Jlill were in their primey When like Apollo he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1747 - 550 pages
...haughty Rome Sent forth, or fines did from their ajhes come. Triumph, my Britain, thou, haft one tojhowy To whom all Scenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time! And all the Mufes, ftill were in their prime, When like Apollo be came forth to -warm Our ears, or like a Mercury... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1747 - 556 pages
...haughty Rome Sent forth, or ftnce did from their ajbes come. Triumph^ my Britain, thou baft one tojhow, To whom all Scenes of Europe homage owe. He -was not of an age, but for all time ! And all the Mufes, Jlill were in their primet When like Apollo be came forth to -warm Our ears, or like a Mercury... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1747 - 576 pages
...fmce did from their a/he s came. Triumph^ my Britain, thou baft one to /how, To whom all Scenes qf Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time ! And all the Mufes, fiill were in their prime, Wben like Apollo be came forth to warm Our ears, or like a. Mercury... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1762 - 544 pages
...fince did from their allies come. " Triumph, my Britain, thou haft one to (how, " To whom all fcenes of Europe homage owe. " He was not of an age, but for all time ! «' And all the mufes, ftill were in their prime, " When like Apollo he came forth to warm " Our ears, or like a Mercury... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...forth, or fmce did from their afhes come. Triumph, my Britain ! thou haft one to mow, To whom all fccnes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time ; And all the mufes ftill were in their prime, When like Apollo he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 570 pages
...or fince did from their afties come. Triumph, my Britain ! thou haft one to (how, To whom all fcenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time ; And all the mufes ftill were in their prime, When like Apollo he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 912 pages
...or fince did fr. m their alhes come. Triumph, my Britain, thou had one to fliow To whom all fcenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time ! And all the mnfes ftill were in their prime. When, like Apollo, he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1795 - 418 pages
...forth, or fince did from their ames come. Triumph, my Britain, thou haft one to fhow, Xo whom allfcenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time ! And all the mufes ftill were in their prime, When like Apollo he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...thy socks were on, Leave thee alone ; for the comparison Of all, that haughty Greece or over-bearing Rome, Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come....Triumph, my Britain ! thou hast one to show, To whom all Europe scenes of homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time! + And all the Muses still were... | |
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