| Virgil, Christopher Pitt, Joseph Warton - 1763 - 382 页
...his Gardens on the Efquiline Hill But ah ! Mtecinas is yclad in Clay, And great Jiuguftui long ago is dead, And all the Worthies liggen wrapt in Lead, That Matter made for Poets on to play : fays an exquifite Poet, who wanted fuch Encouragement as Virgil met with ; and who adds, in... | |
| Virgil - 1763 - 374 页
...Gardens on the Efqui" line Hill at Rome . Bat ah ! Mcecenas is yclad in Clay, And great Auguftus long ago is dead, And all the Worthies liggen wrapt in Lead, That Matter made for Poets on to play : fays an exquifite Poet, who wanted fuch Encouragement as Virgil met with ; and who adds, in... | |
| Virgil - 1778 - 478 页
...gardens on the Efquiline hill at Rome. But ah ! Maecenas is yclad in clay, And great Auguftus long ygo is dead, And all the worthies liggen wrapt in lead, That matter made for poets on to play : fays an exquifite poet, who wanted fuch encouragement as Virgil met with ; and who adds, in... | |
| 1788 - 510 页
...quake his verse to hear. 60 . t. i . But ah ! Mccaenas is yclad in clay, And great Augustus long ygo is dead, And all the worthies liggen wrapt in lead, That matter made for poets on to play : For aver who in derring-do were dread, 6 5 The lofty verse of hem was loved aye. But after-... | |
| Juvenal - 1802 - 574 页
...an allusion to these lines : / " But ah ! Maecenas is yclad in clay, " And great Augustus long ago is dead,. " And all the worthies liggen wrapt in lead, " That matter made for poets on to play !" So fare the tuneful race. The HISTORIANS' pains Are, doubtless, recompens'd by ampler gains.... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 440 页
...the heavens did quake his verfe to heare. But ah ! Mecsenas is yclad in claye, 61 And great Auguftus long ygoe is dead, And all the worthies liggen wrapt...to playe : For ever, who in derring-doe were dread, 65 The loftie verfe of hem was loved aye. But after Vertue gan for age to ftoupe, And mightie Manhood... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 440 页
...Mecaenas is yclad in claye, 61 And great Auguftus long ygoe is dead, And all the worthies liggen \rrapt in lead, That matter made for poets on to playe : For ever, who in derring-doe were dread, 65 The loftie verfe of hem was loved aye. But after Vertue gan for age to ftoupe, And mightie Manhood... | |
| Juvenal - 1806 - 582 页
...of genius. Spenser has an allusion to these lines in the Shepherd's Calendar : ' But ah ! Mecaenas is yclad in claye, ' And great Augustus long ygoe...were dread, " The loftie verse of hem was loved aye." JEgl. x. True ; but the inglorious breed delight in ease, And tranquil shades : then tell me, if you... | |
| Juvenal - 1806 - 586 页
...of genius. Spenser has an allusion to these lines in the Shepherd's Calendar : " But ah ! Mecaenas is yclad in claye, " And great Augustus long ygoe...matter made for poets on to playe : " For ever, who iu derring-doe were dread, " The loftie verse of hem was loved aye." lEgl, X. True ; but the inglorious... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 610 页
...sing of warres and deadly drei-de, So as the Heavens did quake his verse to beare. But ah ! Mecsenas is yclad in claye, And great Augustus long ygoe is...the worthies liggen wrapt in lead, That matter made fur poets on to playe : For fiver, «ho in derring-doe were dread, The loftie verse of hem was loved... | |
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