 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correftnefs grew our care, When the tir'd nation breath'd from civil war. Exaft Racine, and Corneille's noble fire, Show'd us that France had Something to admire. 275 Not but the tragic fpirit was our own,' And full in Shakefpeare, fair in Otway fhone : But Otway... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tir'd nation 2 breath'd from Civil war. Exact* Racine, and Corneille's noble fire Show'd us that France had something to admire. 275 Not but the * tragic spirit was our own, And full, in Shakespeare, fair, in Otway, shone; But Otway... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tir'd nation breath'd from civil war. Exact Racine and Corneille's noble fire Show'd us that France had something to admire. 275 Not but the tragic spirit was our own, And full in Shakespeare, fair in Otway, shone ; VOL. V.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tir'd nation breath'd from civil war. Exact Racine and Corneille's noble fire Show'd us that France had something to admire. Not but the tragic spirit was our own, And full in Shakspeare, fair in Otway, shone ; But Otway fail'd... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tir'd nation, breath'd from Civil war. Exact Racine, and Corneille's noble fire Show'd us that France had something to admire. Not but the tragic spirit was our own, 216 And full, in Shakespeare, fair, in Otway, shone; But Otway... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctuess grew our care, When the tir'd nation breath'd from civil war. Exact Racine and Corneille's noble fire Show'd us that France had something to admire. Not but the tragic spirit was our own, And full in Shakspeare, fair in Otway, shone; But Otway fail'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tir'd nation breath'd from civil war. Exact Racine, and Corneille's noble fire, Show'd us that France had something to admire. Not but the tragic spirit was our own, 276 And full in Shakespear, fair in Otway shone : But Otway... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 294 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tired nation breathed from civil war. Exact Racine, and Corneille's noble fire, Show'd us that France had something to admire. Not but the tragic spirit was our own, And full in Shakspeare, fair in Otway, shone; But Otway fail'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 498 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tired nation "breath'd from civil war. Exact "Racine, and Corneille's noble fire, Show'd us that France had something to admire. Not but the p tragic spirit was our own, And full in Shakespear, fair in Otway shone: But Otway fail'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 pages
...remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tired nation "breath'd from civil war. Exact "Racine, and Corneille's noble fire, Show'd us that France had something to admire. Not but the p tragic spirit was our own, And full in Shakespear, fair in Otway shone : But Otway fail'd... | |
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Tho' still some traces of our rustic vein 270 And splay-foot verse remain'd, and will remain. Late, very late, correctness grew our care, When the tir'd nation breath'd from civil war. Exact Racine, and Corneille's noble fire, Show'd us that France had... 
