 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 512 oldal
...versemen and prosemen, then match them with ours. First Shakspeare and Milton [Milton and Shakspeare], 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 oldal
...forth all their pow'rs. Their verse-men and prose-men ; then match them with ours ! First Shakspeare 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,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 oldal
...or derived from the Latin, as cotnprc* hended." AGE 46] BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON First Shakspeare 1 ventured to say, " О Sir, I cannot think Mr Garrick would grudge such a trifle to y satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope : And Johnson,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1901 - 404 oldal
...forth all their powers, Their verse-men and prose-men, then match them with ours! First Shakespeare 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,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 oldal
...forth all their pow'rs, Their verse-men and prose-men, then match them with ours ! First Shakspeare n, the unhappiness of human life. This, however, gives us reason t epick to flight ; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden... | |
 | John Walter Good - 1913 - 338 oldal
...forth all their powers, 1755 Their verse-men, and prose-men; then match them with ours; First Shakspear and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epic to flight. And Johnson, well-arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French, and will beat forty more. 108 This,... | |
 | John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 438 oldal
...forth all their pow'ra, Their verse-men and prose-men ; then match them with ours : First Shakespeare 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,... | |
 | John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 436 oldal
...pow'rs, Their verse-men and prose-men ; then match them with ours : First Shakespeare and Milton, luce 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,... | |
 | Walter Jerrold - 1926 - 264 oldal
...forth all their powers, Their verse-men, and prose-men ; then match them with ours ! First Shakespeare 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,... | |
 | Alfred Edward Newton - 1928 - 438 oldal
...forth all their pow'rs, Their verse-men, and prose-men; then match them with ours! First Shakespeare 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,... | |
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First Shakspeare 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... 
