 | Arthur Murphy - 1801 - 544 pages
...declamatian roar'd, while paffion flepU Yet ftill did virtue deign the ftage to tread, Philofophy remain'u, though nature fled ; But forc'd at length her ancient reign to quit, She faw great Fauftus lay the ghoft of wit. Exulting folly hail'd the joyful day, And pantomime and fong... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...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...joyous day, And pantomime and song confirm'd her sway. But who the coming changes can presage, And mark the future periods of the stage ? Perhaps if skill... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...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...Faustus lay the ghost of Wit ; Exulting Folly hail'd the joyful day, And Pantomime and Song confirm'd her sway. But who the coming changes can presage, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...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...Faustus lay the ghost of wit ; Exulting Folly hail'd the joyful day, And Pantomime and Song confirm'd her sway. But who the coming changes can presage, And... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 lay the ghost of wit ; Exulting folly hail'd the joyous day, And pantomime and song confirm'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 pages
...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...joyous day, And pantomime and song confirm'd her sway. But who the coming changes can presage, And mark the future periods of the stage ? Perhaps, if skill... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 202 pages
...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...folly hail'd the joyous day, And pantomime and song confirm' d her sway. But who the coming changes can presage, And mark the future periods of the stage... | |
 | 1811 - 530 pages
...shared with tragedy its influence over the taste of Europe, till at last it entirely corrupted it. But forc'd, at length, her ancient reign to quit....joyous day, And pantomime and song confirm'd her sway.* Quinault, though severely satirized by Boileau, who probably levelled his wit more at the opera than... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...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...Faustus lay the ghost of wit: Exulting Folly hail'd the joyful day, And Pantomime and Song confirm d her sway. But who the coining changes can presage, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 pages
...deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd, though Nature fled. But forc'd, at length, her antient 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. But who the corning changes can presage, And... | |
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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. 
