| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 страници
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaulled worlds, and then imagin'd new: Exiftence law him i'purn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him...ftrokes prefiding truth imprefs'd, And unrefifted pafiion ftorm'd the bread. Then Jonfon came, inftrudted from the fchool, To pleale in method, and invent... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 страници
...Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes ' Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofc -, ' Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, ' Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : ' Exiftence law him fpurn her bounded reign, ' And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. 1 His powerful ftrokes... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 страници
...WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barturou, foes Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakcfpeare role, Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new: Exigence law him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrokes... | |
| 1787 - 668 страници
...were grand, but his tafte was bad. No man has ever exceeded in fublimity his lines on Shake/fear: " Each change of many-colour'd life he drew : Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new. Exiftince faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in va^n." But his poetical... | |
| Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 страници
...Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes ' Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe ; ' Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, ' Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : t Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, ' And panting Time toil'd afcer him in vain. ' His powerful... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 страници
...Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes ' Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe ; * Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, * Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : 1 Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, ' And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. , ' His... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 страници
...WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe ; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted...imprefs'd, And unrefifted paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Johnfon came, inftru&ed from the fchaol, To pleafe in method, and invent by rule ; His ftudious patience... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1789 - 742 страници
...without violence to reafon, may in future appear. Of the noveliir, it may, with propriety, be faid, " Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new ;" He may perfonify the virtues which he wiihes to recommend, and may tlluftrate them with examples... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 370 страници
...'747WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakefpeare rofe ; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : Exiftence law him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrokes prefiding... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 страници
...WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes Firft rear'd the ftage, immortal Shakfpeare rofe ; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted...His powerful ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, And unrcfifkd Paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Jonfon came, inftructcd from the fchool, To plcafe in method,... | |
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