 Shakspearc and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epic to flight ; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope. Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; And Johnson, well arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty...  American Quarterly Review - Pàgina 196editat per - 1828Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 pàgines
...odes, would they cope, ' Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; c And Johnfon, well-arm 'd like a hero of yore, ' Has beat forty* French, and will beat forty more,' It has already been mentioned, that Johnfon's inf ducement to this undertaking was the offer of a libef... | |
 | 1787 - 672 pàgines
...and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope J And Johnfon, well-arm'd, like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French *, and will beat forty more." Lord Chefterfield wrote two eflays, ih the paper called the World, in a ftrain of compliment to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 pàgines
...odes, would they cope, ' Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; ' And Johnfon, well-arm 'd like a hero of yore, ' Has beat forty* French, and will beat forty more.' It has already been mentioned, that Johnfon's in-, ducement to this undertaking was the offer of a... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pàgines
...and odes, would they cope. ' Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope : ' And Johnfon, well-arm'd like a hero of yore, ' Has beat forty * French, and will beat forty more.' It has already been mentioned, that Johnfon's inducement to this undertaking was the offer of a liberal... | |
 | 1787 - 668 pàgines
...epiitles, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope; And Johnfon, woll-arm'd, like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French *, and will beat forty more.'* tord Chtfterfield wrote two e flays, in the paper called the World, in a ftrain of compliment to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pàgines
...and odes, would they cope, c Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope; ' And Johnfon, well-arm 'd like a hero of yore, ' Has beat forty* French, and will beat forty more.' It has already been mentioned, that Johnfon's inducement to this undertaking was the offer of a liberal... | |
 | 1788 - 404 pàgines
...(lies, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Drydm and Pope , And Johnfon well-arm'd, like a hero of yore, Has beat forty • French, and will beat forty more." • Tbt Hitmbtr of tht French Acadtmy in fettling tbi ir language. TO tkt Eaittr e/V&CouNTY MAGAZINE.... | |
 | 1798 - 482 pàgines
...the forty academicians of Paris, in producing their dictionary, fays....... And Johnfon, well-arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French, and will beat forty more ! • • f • » . * . T • • Neverthelefs/ he had not yet emerged from poverty. The furn flipulated... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pàgines
...In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope, " Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; (s And Johnson, well arm'd like a hero of yore, " Has beat forty French, ? and will beat forty more !" Johnson this year gave at once a proof of his benevolence, quickness of apprehension, and admirable... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pàgines
...flight ; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; And Johnson, well arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French', and will beat forty more!' Johnson this year gave at once a proof of his benevolence, quickness of apprehension, and admirable... | |
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