| 1722 - 466 頁
...ute ill-chofea Stone, ." Soon brings a well-built Palace down. Poets that laftinc Marble feek, Muft carve in Latin or in Greek.' We write in Sand, our Language grows, And like our Tide, often o'erflows. Our Author obferves, That among the Greeks and the Romans, Learning was... | |
| Michel de La Roche - 1722 - 494 頁
...we ufe ill-chofen Stone, Soon brines a well-built Palace down. Poets that lafting Mnrble feek, Muft carve in Latin or in Greek.: We write in Sand, our Language grows, And like our Tide, often o'erflows. Our Author obferves, That among the Greek/ and. the I(omam, Learning was... | |
| Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 頁
...ill-chofen Stone, < , \^ , Soon brings a well-built Palace down. Poets that lafting Marble feek, Muft carve in Latin, or in Greek ; We write in Sand., our Language grows, And like our Tide ours overflows. , , Chaucer his Senfe can only boaft, The Glory of his Number's loft; Years... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 488 頁
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. » x Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 454 頁
...ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carre in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 476 頁
...that dies, our language fails. Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
| Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 頁
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chancer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 頁
...which bears a strong resemblance to this passage of POPE. L 2 Poets * No. 92. f Ver. 474. 1 Ver. 483. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...; our language grows. And like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 頁
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense ran only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 頁
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. t which is not good, is not delicious To a well-govern'd...foolishness of men ! ili.it lend their cars To tho o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have dcfac'd his... | |
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