 On Mincio's banks, in Caesar's bounteous reign, If Tityrus found the Golden Age again, Must sleepy bards the flattering dream prolong, Mechanic echoes of the Mantuan song? From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where Fancy, leads...  Poems - Страница 4по George Crabbe - 1808 - 258 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 страници
...again, " Must sleepy bards the flattering dream prolong, " Mcc/ianick echoes of the Mantuan song ? j " From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, " Where Virgil, not where fancy, leads the uaj/ ?" Here we find Johnson's poetical and critical powers undiminished. I must, however, observe,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 страници
...Tityrus found the golden age again, Must sleepy bards tbe flattering dream prolong, Mecbanick ecboes of the Mantuan song ? " From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, " Wbere Virgil, not where Faney, leads tbe -may ?" lesby, whose reading, and knowledge of life, and... | |
 | 1811 - 566 страници
...reign, If Tityrus found the golden age again, Must sleepy bards the flatt'ring dreams prolong ? Mechanic echoes of the Mantuan song ? From Truth and Nature...swains, Because the Muses never knew their pains.— Then shall I dare these real ills to hide In tinsel trappings of poetic pride ? By such examples taught,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1811 - 568 страници
...the expostulation of a living poet, — ' Must sleepy bards the flattering dream prolong, Mechanic echoes of the Mantuan song, From truth and nature...stray, Where Virgil not where fancy leads the way?' Here therefore is one road to the temple of fame, not indeed blockaded, but broken up and rendered... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1815 - 660 страници
...reign, If Tityrutjound the golden age again, Must sleepy bards thejlattering dream prolong Mechanic echoes of the Mantuan song ? From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not vihere Fancy, leads the way ?n " The Village " has been reprinted in Mr Davenport's elegant miscellany,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 304 страници
...reign, If TITVRUS found the Golden Age again, Must sleepy Bards the flattering dream prolong, Mechanic echoes of the Mantuan Song? From Truth and Nature...Where VIRGIL, not where Fancy, leads the way ? Yes, thug the Muses sing of happy Swains, Because the Muses never knew their pains : They boast their Peasants'... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 страници
...If Tityrus found the golden age again, ' Must sleepy bards the flattering dream prolong, ' Mechanick echoes of the Mantuan song ? ' From truth and nature shall we widely stray, On Sunday, March 30, I found him at home in the evening, and had the pleasure to meet with Dr. Brocklesby,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 380 страници
...Tityrus found the golden age again, Must sleepy lards the fluttering dream prolong, Mechanick echocs of the Mantuan song? From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where Faney, leads the way ?" Here we find Johnson's poetical and critical powers undiminished. I must, however,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 382 страници
...golden age again, Must sleepy bards the flattering dream prolong, Mechanick echoes of the Mantuan soi;g? From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where Fancy, If ads the way?" Here we find Johnson's poetical and critical powers undiminished. I must, however,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 страници
...age again, Must sleepy bards the Jlattcring dream prolong, Afechanick echoes of the Mantuan sojig $ From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where Fancy, If ads the way?" Here we find Johnson's poetical and critical powers undiminished. I must, however,... | |
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