 Horace's wit and Virgil's state He did not steal, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear ; He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jason brought the golden fleece ; To him that language, though to...  Poems and Translations;: With The Sophy, a Tragedy - Page 55by Sir John Denham - 1719 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Gerard Langbaine - English drama - 1691 - 626 pages
...Storer Of Poets, and of Orators. : Horace his Wit, and VirgilV State, He didnot fteal, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths, did wear. As to,his other Works in Englifh, they confifl both of Verfe and Profe ; amongft which are his Love... | |
 | Sir John Denham - English drama - 1709 - 354 pages
...ftores Of Poets, and of Orators : Horace his Wit, and Argil's State, He did not Steal, but Emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths, did wear : . 9 He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jafon brought the Golden Fleece $ To him that Language... | |
 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 412 pages
...all the \omnn Stores Of Poers, and of Orators : Horace his Wir, and Virgil's Srare, He did nor fteal but emulare, And when he would like them appear, Their Garb, but nor their Cloaths did wear: He nor from T(ome alone, but Grnce, Like Jafan brought the Golden Fleece;... | |
 | Giles Jacob - Dramatists, English - 1723 - 378 pages
...in thefe Lines of Sir John DenhamHorace'.? Wit, and Virgil'/ State, He did not /leal, but emulate ; And when he -would like Them appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths, did wear. / Mr. Cowley's Life was written by Dr. Sprat, late Bimop of Kochejler, and is prefixed to his Works,... | |
 | Thomas Whincop, John Mottley - English drama - 1747 - 390 pages
...Denbam expreffes it, Horace'j Wit, and Virgil'* State, He did not fteal, but emulate ; Aridwiben be 'would like them appear, Their Garb, but not their Cloaths did wear. \ Mr. RICHARD Cox, Was a famous Comedian in the Reign of King Charles I. During the Suppreffion of... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 658 pages
...Ilores Of poets and of orators. Horaee's wit and Virgil's ftate 35 He did not Ilev;l, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, . Their garb, but not their elothes, did wear : He not from Rome alone, but Greeee, Like Jafon, brought the Golden Fleeee : 40... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 236 pages
...ftoies Of poets, and of orators : Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, He did not fteal, but emulate ! And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their cloaths, did wear :' He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jafon, brought the golden fleece ; To him that language (though to none... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 486 pages
...ftores Of poets, and of orators : Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, He did not fteal, but emulate ! And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their cloaths, did wear : He nor from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jafon, brought the golden fleece ; To him that language (though... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 328 pages
...wrote was all his " own ; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, *' He did not fteal, but emulate ! " And when he would like them " appear, " Their garb, but not their cloaths, " did wear." As As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of pofterity arifes from his improvement of our... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...he wrote was all his own ; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, " He did not fteal, but emulate ! " And when he would like them appear, " Their garb, but not their eloaths, did wear.* As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of pofterity arifes from his... | |
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