 And Dryden, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again, But that a ribald King and Court Bade him toil on, to make them sport ; Demanded for their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, Licentious satire, song, and play ; The world...  Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field - Pàgina 10per Walter Scott - 1840 - 330 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pàgines
...vision high, He might not view with waking eye. The mightiest chiefs of British song Scorned not such legends to prolong : They gleam through Spenser's...immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again, R But that a ribald king and court Bade him toil on, to make them sport ; Demanded for their niggard... | |
 | Thomas John Dibdin - 1813 - 344 pàgines
...DANGERFIELD, BEDLOE and GATES found a TONGUE,* To affirm half the natives deserv'd to be hung. Derry down. " And DRYDEN, in immortal strain, " Had raised the " table round" again : " But that a ribbald King and Court " Bade him toil on to make them sport, " Demanded for thek niggard pay, " Fit... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pàgines
...vision high, He might not view with waking eye. The mightiest chiefs of British song Scorned not such legends to prolong ; They gleam through Spenser's...theme ; And Dryden, in immortal strain, Had raised the Tahle Round again, But that a rihald king and court Bade him toil on, to make them sport ; Demanded... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 256 pàgines
...vision high, He might not view with waking eye. The mightiest chiefs of British song . Scorn'd not such legends to prolong : They gleam through Spenser's...their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, Licentious satire, song, and play ; The world defrauded of the high design, Prophaned the God-given... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 pàgines
...vision high, He might not view with waking eye. The mightiest chiefs of British song Scorn\l not such legends to prolong : They gleam through Spenser's...immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again, Hut that a ribald King and Court Hade him toil on, tu make them spprt ; Demanded for their niggard... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 420 pàgines
...for the words went unto his heart, till that he knew wherefore that hee was so called." Note III. Ami Dryden, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again, But that a ribald king and court Bade Mm toil on to make them sport ; Demanded for their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 332 pàgines
...He might not view with waking eye. • • i The mightiest chiefs of British song Scorn'd not such legends to prolong : They gleam through Spenser's...on, to make them sport ; Demanded for their niggard pa^ -,-. -f Fit for their soul*, a looser lay, ,1 -> ,• -i . Licentious satire, song, and play ;... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pàgines
...prolong : They gleam through Spenser's elfin drcuni, And mix in Milton's heavenly theme ; And Diyden, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round again,...their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, Licentious satire, song, and play ; The world defrauded of the high design, Prophaned the God-given... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pàgines
...theme; And Drydcn, in immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round agiin, But that a ribald king aud court Bade him toil on, to make them sport; Demanded for their uiggard pay, Fit for their soiiU, a looser lay, Licentious satire, song, and play; (3) The world defrauded... | |
 | Henry Neele - 1829 - 360 pàgines
...production of an epic poem, but that the taste of the age afforded him no encouragement for .such a task. "Dryden in immortal strain, Had raised the Table Round...King and Court, Bade him toil on to make them sport : Demanding for their niggard pay, Fit for their souls, a looser lay, Licentious Satire, Song, and... | |
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