 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 sidor
...moderns, or even of the ancients ; but you have been sparing of the gall, by which means you have pleased all readers, and offended none. Donne alone, of all...talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your versification j and were he translated into numbers, and English, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 sidor
...moderns, or even of the ancients ; but you have been sparing of the gall, by which means you have pleased all readers, and offended none. Donne alone, of all...talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your versification ; and were he translated into numbers, and English, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 sidor
...great Roman. There is more of fait in all your verfes, than I have feen in any of the moderns, or even of the ancients ; but you have been fparing of the...talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your veriification ; and were he tranflated into numbers, and Englifh, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 626 sidor
...great Roman. There is more of faft in all your verfes, than I have feen in any of the moderns, or even of the ancients ; but you have been fparing of the...talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your verlirication ; and were he tranflated into numbers, and Englifh, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 598 sidor
...greatest poer, of our nation :' And in his Dedication of Juvenal to the earl of Dorset, he says, « Donne alone of all our countrymen, had your talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at. your versification. And, were he translated into numbers and English, he would not yet be wanting in the... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 576 sidor
...greatest poet, of our nation :' And in his Dedication of Juvenal to the earl of Dorset, he says, « Donne alone of all our countrymen, had your talent; but was not happy enough to arrive at your versification. And, were he translated into numbers and English, he would not yet be wanting in the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 sidor
...moderns, or even of the ancients ; but you have been sparing of the gall, by which means you have pleased all readers, and offended none. Donne alone, of all...talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your versification ; and were he translated into numbers, and English, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 sidor
...moderns, or even of the ancients : but you have been sparing of the gall; by which means you have pleased all readers, and offended none. Donne alone, of all...talent; but was not happy enough to arrive at your versification. And were he translated into numbers and English, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 558 sidor
...moderns, or even of the ancients ; but you have been sparing of the gall, by which means you have pleased all readers and offended none. Donne alone, of all...talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your versification ; and were he translated into numbers, and English, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | John Dryden - 1882 - 322 sidor
...moderns or even of the ancients ; but you have been sparing of the galL by which means you have / pleased all readers, and offended none. Donne alone, of all...talent, but was not happy enough to arrive at your versification. And, were he translated into numbers and English, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
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Donne alone, of all our countrymen, had your talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your versification ; and were he translated into numbers, and English, he would yet be wanting in the dignity of expression. 
