 But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's dispraise : Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their brothers, sons, and...  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 75by Samuel Johnson - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 384 pages
...ingenuity, according to those beautiful lines of Sir John Denham, in his poem on Fletcher's works : ' But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise ' Trophies...dispraise : ' Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, 'Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt ' Of eastern king's, who, to secure their rei^n, ' Must have... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 300 pages
...ingenuity, according to those beautiful lines of Sir John Denham, in his poem on Fletcher's works ! Bat whither am I stray'd? I need not raise Trophies to...dispraise : Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who to secure their reign, Must have their... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...be excepted. For grave burlesque, however, his imitation of Davenant wows him to be well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps none that does not deserva commendation. In the verses to Fletcher, we have an image that has since been often adopted:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...be excepted. For grave burlesque, however, his imitation of Davenant shews him to be well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps...: • But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise Trophics to thee from other men's dispraise ; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor need thy juster... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...be excepted. For grave burlesque, however, his imitation of Davenant shews him to be well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps...that has since been often adopted : " But whither am 1 strav'd ? I need not raise " Trophies to thee from other men's dispraise ; " Nor is thy fame on lesser... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 712 pages
...give dross to it : Who, not content like felons to purloin, Add treason to it, and debase thy coin. But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise Trophies...dispraise ; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title die foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 712 pages
...give dross to it : Who, not content like felons to purloin, Add treason to it, and debase thy coin. But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise Trophies...dispraise ; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...those beautiful lines of Sir John Denham, in his poem on Fletcher's works ! But whither am I strayM ? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's...dispraise ; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1812 - 562 pages
...age; Who, not content like felons to purloin, Gives not more gold than they give dross to it; Bui. whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise Trophies to...dispraise.; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...be excepted. For grave burlesque, however, his imitation of Davenant shews him to be well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps...men's dispraise ; " Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins buiit, " Nor need thy juster title the foul guilt " Of eastern kings, who, to secure thdr reign, "... | |
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