 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 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...few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets1 is sunk in his reputation, because he could... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 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...few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets1 is sunk in his reputation, because he could... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 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. Chaucer followed nature everywhere ; but was never so bold as to go beyond... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all suhjects : as he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off, a continence which is practised hy few writers, and scareely hy any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 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. Chaucer followed nature everywhere ; but was never so bold as to go beyond... | |
 | Lars Edman - 1861 - 100 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. — Chaucer followed Nature every where, but was never so bold as to go... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 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...few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets 1 is sunk in his reputation, because he could... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 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...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 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...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 556 pages
...sense; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly on all subjects ; as he knew what to .K excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets is sunk in his reputation, because he could... | |
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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... 
