 | Juvenal - 1726 - 466 sidor
...great Roman. There is more of Salt 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 Gall; by which means you have pleas'd all Readers, and offended none. Donn alone, of all our Country-men, had your Talent ; but was... | |
 | Juvenal - 1735 - 518 sidor
...have been fparing of the Gall ; bf which means you have pleas'd all Readers, and offended none. Donn alone, of all our Country-men, had your Talent; but was not happy enough to arrive at your Verfification. And were he tranflated into Numbers, and Etwlijb, he wou'd yet be wanting in the Dignity... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...There is more.of fait in all your verfes, than I have feen in any of the Vol.. IV.. M moderns, or even of the ancients : but you have been fparing of the...means you have pleafed all readers, and offended none. Donn alone, of all our countrymen, had your talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your verification.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 478 sidor
...I have feen in any pf the VOL. IV. M moderns, or even of the ancients : but you have been fparingef the gall ; by which means you have pleafed all readers, and offended none. Donn alone, of all our countrymen, had your talent; but was not happy enough to arrive at your verification.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 sidor
...have been fparing of the gall ; by which means you have pleated all readers, and offended none. Donn alone, of all our countrymen, had your talent ; but was not happy enough to arrive at your verification. And were he tranflated into numbers, and Englifh, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sidor
...great Roman. There is more 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 gall ; by which means you have pleated all readers, and offended none. Donn alone, of all our countrymen, had your talent ; but was... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 390 sidor
...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 verification. And were he tranflated into numbers and Englifh, he would .yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 910 sidor
...greateft poet of our nation." In his dedication of Juvenal to the Earl of Dorfct, he fays: " Donne, alane, of all our countrymen, had your talent, but was not happy enough to arrive at your verification ; and were he translated into numbers and Englifli, he would yet be wanting in the dignity... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 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...our countrymen, had your talent ; but was not happy 6 Lord Rochester, in his imitation of the tenth Satire of ilie first book of Horace. enough to arrive... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 710 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...our countrymen, had your talent ; but was not happy 6 Lord Rochester, in his imitation of the tenth Satire of the first book of Horace. enough to arrive... | |
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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. 
