 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...the fpoils of thofe writers he fo reprefents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and culloms, that if one of their poets had written either of his tragedies, we had feen lefs of it than in him. If there was any fault in his lang uage, 'twas that he weav'd it too clofely... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies and customs, that...that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did a little too much Romanize our tongue, leaving the words... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies and customs, that...that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did a little too much Romanize our tongue, leaving the words... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies and customs, that if one of their poets had written cither of his tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their...that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, "Tie did a littli too much Romanize our-tongue, leav- ing the words... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their...there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he vreaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did a littl; too... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written either of bis tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and customs, that...than in him. If there was any fault in his language, it was, that he weaved it too closely VOL. xv. z and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhap*... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...in other poets, 'is only victory in him; With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and customs, that...than in him. If there was any fault in his language, it was that he wcaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too he did... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pages
...spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us in its rites, ceremonies, and customs, thqt if one of their poets had written either of his tragedies,...than in him. If there was any fault in his language, it was, that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he... | |
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Catiline. But he has done his robberies so openly that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents... 
