 | Benjamin Victor - 1761 - 288 pages
...Virtue call'd Oblivion to her Aid. / Then crufh'd by Rules, and weaken'd as refin'd, For Years the Pow'r of Tragedy declined ; From Bard to Bard the frigid Caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd, while Paffion flept. inlarging * the Houfe to receive them, and in rendering the Avenues to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...the pow'r of tragedy declin'd ; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till declamation roar'd, whilst passion slept ; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd though Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her ancient reign to quit, She saw great Faustus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...the pow'r of Tragedy declin'd; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd whilst Passion slept; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd, though Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her ancient reign to quit. She saw great Faustus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...the pow'r of Tragedy declin'd ; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd, whilst Passion slept ; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd, though Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her ancient reign to quit, She saw great Faustus... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...the pow'r of Tragedy declin'd ; From bard to bard the frigid cantion crept, Till declamation roar'd whilst passion slept; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd though Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her ancient reign to quit, She saw great Fanstus... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...the pow'r of Tragedy declih'd ; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd whilst Passion slept ; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy rcmain'd, though Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her antient reign to quit, She saw great Faustim... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...power of tragedy declin'd: From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till declamation roar'd, while passion slept. Yet still did virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remainM, though nature fled. But forc'd at length her ancient right to quit, She saw great Fiustus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 pages
...the power of Tragedy declin'd ; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till declamation rear'd whilst passion slept : Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd, 'though Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her ancient reign to quit, She saw great Faustus... | |
 | 1812 - 318 pages
...the pow'r of tragedy declin'd ; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till declamation roar'd, whilst passion slept; , Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remaio'd though Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her ancient reign to quit. She saw great Faustus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pages
...cause was general, their supports were strong; Their slaves were willing,and their reign was lon^; Till Shame regained the post that Sense betrayed, And Virtue called Oblivion to her aid. Then crushet} by rules, and weakened as refined. For years the power of tragedy declined; From bard to bard... | |
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Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her ancient reign to quit, She saw great Faustus lay the ghost of Wit; Exulting Folly hail'd the joyful day, And Pantomime and Song confirm'd her sway. 
