 | John Dryden - 1854 - 344 pàgines
...Thus Nisus fell upon the slippery place, Whilst his young friend perform'd, and won the race. 10 0 early ripe! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more ? V. 1. Farewell, too little] This short elegy is finished with the most exquisite art and skill. Not... | |
 | John Dryden - 1855 - 380 pàgines
...Thus Nisus fell upon the slippery place, Whilst his young friend perform'd, and won the race. 10 0 early ripe! to thy abundant store What could advancing...(what nature never gives the young) Have taught the smoothness of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence... | |
 | John Dryden - 1856 - 568 pàgines
...Whilst his young friend perform d, and won the race. Oh early ripe ! to thy abundant store What coulu advancing age have added more ? It might (what nature...numbers of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. A noble error, and but seldom... | |
 | Alfred Theophilus Lee - 1857 - 376 pàgines
...upon the slipping place, While his young friend performed and won the race. I early ripe ! to they abundant store : What could advancing age have added...numbers of thy native tongue ; But satire needs not these, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line : A noble error, and but seldom... | |
 | 1857 - 574 pàgines
...THOMAS CHATTERTON. BORN. 1752 ; Dun, 1770. AOED SEVENTEEN VEVtts, KIKE HONTHI AND A rEW DA T3. •Oh, early ripe to thy abundant store, What could advancing age have added more.— Drydm, of OUUum. Poor Chatterton ! he sorrows for thy fate Who would liave praised and loved thee,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 344 pàgines
...arrive. Thus Nisus fell upon the slippery place, Whilst his young friend perform'd, and won the race. 10 O early ripe ! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more ? V. 1. Farewell, too little] This short elegy is finished with the most exquisite art and skill. Not... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pàgines
...friend perform'd, and won O early ripe ! to thy ahundant store [the race. What could advancing ago have added more? It might (what nature never gives the young) Have taught the numhers ofthy native tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence... | |
 | 1862 - 542 pàgines
...memory of Oldham, has happily pointed to the causo, where he says that, " advancing ago" • — — " might (what nature never gives the young) Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue." But none of these made any approach to an exhibition of those highest powers of the satirist which render... | |
 | Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1862 - 566 pàgines
...Knee to the memory of Oldham, has happily pointed to the cause, where he says that, " advancing age" " might (what nature never gives the young) Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue." But none of these made any approach to an exhibition of those highest powers of the satirist which render... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pàgines
...arrive: thus Nisus fell upon the slippery place, whilst his young friend performed and won the race. Oh early ripe, to thy abundant store what could advancing...(what nature never gives the young) have taught the smoothness of thy native tongue ; but satire needs not that, and wit will shine through the harsh cadence... | |
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O early ripe! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more? It might (what Nature never gives the young) Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged... 
