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" We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms, Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the... "
The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 237
1831
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1738 - 184 pages
...Defcribi. Vertere modum, formidine fujiis Ad 80 benedicendum, deledilandumque redalli. 8 1 We conqucr'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft refinements lefs a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and 8 2 Numbers learn'd to flow. * Waller...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 278 pages
...vice> 260 Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. k We conquer'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft refinements lefs a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and J Numbers learn'd to flow. Waller...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 288 pages
...vice. 260 Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. k We conquer'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft refinements lefs a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and ' Numbers learn 'd to flow. Waller...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. k We conquer 'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft refinements lefs a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and ' Numbers learn'd to flow. NOTES....
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Moral essays, satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...vice, Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with morals what it hurts with V. it. We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms; Britain to foft refinements le& a foe, Wit grew polite, and Numbers learn 'd to flow. Waller was fmooth...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 32-34

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pages
...Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with morals what it hurts with Wit. k We conquer' el France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain f Verfibus alternis opprobria ruftica fudit ; Libertafque recurrentes accepta per annos Lufit...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 77-78

John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...260 Hence Satire rose, that just the medium hit, And heals, with morals, what it hurts with wit. 4 We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms ; Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and s numbers learn'd to flow. Libertasque...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 6

Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...Hence Satire rofe, that jufl the medium hit, And heals with morals what it hurts with Wit. We conqutr'd France, but felt our Captive's charms : Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft renr.emcfits lefs a foe, 165 Wit grew polite, and Numbers leain'd to flow. Waller...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Verse and Prose: Containing ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pages
...vice. 260 Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. * We conquer'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain NOTES. fpeflator, ratter than of the pcrfon introduced as fpeaking. •' After the Reftoration,"...
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The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pages
...vice. 260 Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. " We conquer'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain NOTES. fpeftator, rather than of the pcrfon introduced as fpeaking. " After the Reftoration,"...
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