 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...good sense; learned in all sciences; and therefore sneaks properly on all subjects: as he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off; a continence...few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets is sunk in his reputation, because he could... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly on all subjects : as he knew what to say, so hé knows also when to leave off; a continence which is...few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets is sunk in his reputation, because he could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pages
...«-¡enees ; and therefore sneaks properly on all subjects : as he knew what to say, so he knows «towhen to leave off; a continence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of the ir.<KTt'j. excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets is sunk in his reputation, because... | |
 | 1811 - 530 pages
...in sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects; as he knew what to say, so also he knows when to leave off: a continence which is practised...few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace." Dryden, indeed, has given us a sufficient proof in what estimation he... | |
 | 1845 - 816 pages
...good sense; learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off; a continence...by few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets is sunk in his reputation becanse he could... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...sense ; learned in all sciences ; and, therefore, speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off; a continence...few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets f is sunk in his reputation, because he could... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1824 - 522 pages
...therefore speaks properly on all subjects, as he knew what to say, so he knew also when to leave off,—a continence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of the Ancients, excepting Virgil and Homer. Chaucer followed nature every where, but was never so bold as to go beyond... | |
 | John Platts - 1825 - 562 pages
...good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off; a continence...certainly deserved. He had read a great deal, and was a man of the world, and of sound judgment. He was the first English poet who wrote poetically,... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 556 pages
...the shall delivir, it is no drede. and therefore speaks properly on all subjects : as he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off, a continence...few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. Chaucer followed nature every where, but was never bo bold to go beyond... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 pages
...properly on all subjects : as he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave oft', a fcontinence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. Chaucer followed nature every where, but was never so bold to go beyond... | |
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He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off; a continence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of the... 
