 WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakspeare rose ; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new: Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 158by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Davies - 1780 - 372 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrok.es prefixing truth impre.fs'd, And unrefifting paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Johnfon came,... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1781 - 556 pages
...many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : 1 ?. Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, And unrefifting paflion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Jonfon came, inftru&ed... | |
 | 1782 - 402 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : Exiftence. faw him fpurn her bounded reign, . And panting Time toil'd after him In vain : His powerful ftrokes prefiding truth imprefs'd. And unrefifted paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then JONSON came, inftru&ed... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 402 pages
...rote; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Kxhdusted worlds, and then imagtn'd new : Exiitcncc saw him spurn her bounded reign» And, panting Time toil'd after him in vain : Hii pow'rful stroke* presiding Truth confcu'df Ana uuicjmci] Pdsiiuu stonn'd the brexit. DR. SAMUEL... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...change of many.colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then iinagin'd new : Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain, His powerful ftrokes. prefiding truth imprefs'.d, And unrefifted paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Johnfon came,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new: Exigence law him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrokes prcfiding truth imprefs'd, And unrefifted pafiion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Jonfon came, inftructed... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pages
...of many-colour'd life he drew, ' Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new: « Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, * And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. * His powerful ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, ' And unrefifted Palfion ftorm'd the breaft. ' Then Jonfon came,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...of many-colour'd life he drew, * Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : 1 Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, ' And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. , ' His powerful ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, , * And unrefifted Paflion ftorm'd the breaft. 1 Then Jonfon came,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaulled worlds, and then imagin'd new: Exiftence law him i'purn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrokes prefiding truth imprefs'd, And unrefifted pafiion ftorm'd the bread. Then Jonfon came, inftrudted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 460 pages
...o'er her barb'rous foes Frrst rear'd the Stage, immortal SRAKSPERE rose) Each change of many-col our'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd...reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain: His pow'rful strokes presiding Truth confcss'd, And unreaisted Pasiion storm'd the breast. DR. SAMUEL JOHNSOW.... | |
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