 Thine be the laurel, then; thy blooming age Can best, if any can, support the stage; Which so declines, that shortly we may see Players and plays reduced to second infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, They plot not on the stage, but...  Festivals, Games & Amusements, Ancient & Modern - Page 302by Horace Smith - 1831 - 355 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...:•'••••• .1 •''>• • './ " Tliine be the laurel, then ; thy blooming age " Can best, if any can, support the stage ; " Which so declines, that shortly...see " Players and plays reduced to second infancy. •' Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, " They plot rut on the singe, but on the town ;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...exasperated by the following lines : " Thine be the laurel, then ; thy blooming age " Can best, if any can, support the stage ; " Which so declines, that shortly...see " Players and plays reduced to second infancy. " Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, " They plot not on the stage, but on the town ; "... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...exasperated by the following lines : " Thine be the laurel, then ; thy blooming age " Can best, if any can, support the stage ; " Which so declines, that shortly...see " Players and plays reduced to second infancy. " Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, " They plot not on the stage, but on the town ; "... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 pages
...•• Thine be the laurel, then ; thy blooming age " Can best, if any can, support the stage J 11 Which so declines, that shortly we may see " Players and plays reduced to second infancy. •' Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, " They plbt not on the stage, but on the town ;... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...— and, wisely, turn, devout. Thine be the laurel, then : thy blooming age Can best, (if any can,} support the stage ; Which so declines ; that, shortly, we may see Players, and plays — reduc'd to second infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown. They plot not on the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...a peace, and wisely turn devout. Thine be the laurel, then ; thy blooming age Can best, if any can, support the stage ; Which so declines, that shortly...may see Players and plays reduced to second infancy : Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, They plot not on the stage, but on the town, And,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...a peace, and wisely turn devout. Thine be the laurel, then ; thy blooming age Can best, if any can, support the stage ; Which so declines, that shortly...may see Players and plays reduced to second infancy : Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, They plot not on the stage, but on the town, And,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...a peace, and wisely tarn devout. Thine be the laurel then j thy bloomiiig age Can best, if any can, support the stage ) Which so declines, that shortly we may see Players and plays reduc'd to second infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, They plot not on the stage,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...a peace, and wisely turn devout. Thine be the laurel, then ; thy blooming age Can best, if any can, support the stage ; Which so declines, that shortly...may see Players and plays reduced to second infancy : Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, They plot not on the stage, but on the town, And in... | |
 | 1822 - 314 pages
...a peace, and wisely turn devout. Thine be the laurel, then; thy blooming age Can best, if any can, support the stage; Which so declines, that shortly...may see Players and plays reduced to second infancy. Sharp to the world, but thoughtless of renown, They plot not on the stage, but on the Town, 1 Afterwards... | |
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