 | British poets - 1809 - 526 էջ
...mistaken rules, Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient anthors prey ; Nor time, nor moths e'er spoil'd so much as...display, And those explain the meaning quite away. You then whose jndgment the right course would steer, Without all these at once before your eyes, (... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 էջ
...call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of antient authors prey ; Nor time nor moths e'er spotl'd so much as they: Some drily plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poets may be made. These, leave the sense, their learning to display { And those explain the meaning... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 էջ
...Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor tiuie nor moths e'er spoil'd so much as they : Some drily...These leave the sense, their learning to display, 116 And those explain the meaning quite away. You then, whose judgment the »•• 1.1 course would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 էջ
...doctor's part, Bold in the practice of mistaken rules, Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor time...spoil'd so much as they : Some drily plain, without invention'* aid, Write dull receipt* how poems may he made. Tliese leave tho sense, their learning... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 էջ
...doctor's part, bold in the practice of mistaken rules, 110 prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey; nor time nor moths e'er spoil'd so much as they : some dryly plain, without invention's aid, •write dull receipts how poems may be made ; 11. these leave... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 էջ
...doctor's part, bold in the practice of mistaken rules, 110 prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey; nor time nor moths e'er spoil'd so much as they : some dryly plain, without invention's aid, write dull receipts how poems may be made; 115 these leave the... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 էջ
...on the leaves of ancient authors prey; nor time nor moths e'er spoil'd so much as they : some dryly plain, without invention's aid, write dull receipts how poems may be made; 115 these leave the sense their learning to display, and those explain the meaning quite away. You... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 էջ
...doctor's part, Bold in the practice of mistaken rules, 110 Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey ; Nor time nor moths e'er spoil'd so much as they : . Some dryly plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems may be made ; 115 These leave the... | |
 | Horace - 1812 - 198 էջ
...part, Bold in the practice of mistaken rules, 1 10 Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey ; Nor time nor moths e'er spoil'd so much as they : Some dryly plain, without Invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems may be made; 115 » O generoso... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 էջ
...part, Bold in the practice of mistaken rules, 1 1 o Prescribe, apply, and call their masters fools. Some on the leaves of ancient authors prey, Nor time nor moths e'er spoil so much as they. Some drily plain, without invention's aid, Write dull receipts how poems may... | |
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These leave the sense, their learning to display, And those explain the meaning quite away. You then whose judgment the right course would steer, Know well each Ancient's proper character: His fable, subject, scope in every page; Religion, country, genius... 
