 THREE Poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next in majesty •, In both the last. The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she joined the former two.  Joe Miller's Jests: With Copious Additions - Page 220by Joe Miller - 1836 - 248 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...PARADISE LOST. THRIE poets, in three distant agts horn, Greece, Italy, and England, did adoin. IIL S The first in loftiness of thought surpast , The next in majesty ; in hoth the last. The force of Nature could no further go ; 5 To make a third she join'd the former two.... | |
 | 1804 - 512 pages
...nfyvacura, /AEW/VOT, Tov Tf iron (ts^arrEn, TS<TW The Original. Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next in majesty ; in both, the last. The force of nature could no further go, To make... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...l'orgueil national plus que la justice, quand il a dit : Three poets, in three distant ages born , Greece, Italy and England did adorn : The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd, The next in majesty, in both the last. The force of nature could no further go : To make... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Under MILTON'S PICTURE, before kis PARADISE LOST. (DRYDEN.J THRKE Poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'dj The next, in majesty; in both the last. The pow'r of Nature could no further go; To make... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...sibi Roma Maronem, Anglia Miltonum jactat utrique parent. I HREE poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn. The first, in loftiness of thought surpassed j The next, in majesty ; in both, the last. The force of nature could no further go ; To... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...jactet sibi Roma Maronem, Anglia Miltonum jactat utrique parem. poets, in three distant ages bori}, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn. The first, in loftiness of thought surpassed ; The next, in majesty; in both, the last. The force of nature could no further go ; To make... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...Providence Divine, " And justify the ways of God to man." FC 1610. THREE poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd; The next, in majesty; in both, the last. The force of Nature could no farther go: To make... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...o'er the dstrk' her silver marifle threw. MILTON, O» Milton. Three poets in three distant ages b6rn, Greece, Italy, and England' did adorn : The first in' loftiness of thought surpassed; The next in majesty, in both the last. The force of nature could no farther go; To make... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...vain we do, The world nor credits me nor you. Milton. DRYDBN. THREE poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn : The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd, The next in majesty, in both the last. The force of Nature could no farther go : To make... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pages
...1608.—Died 1674. From 5th James /., to 2.5th Charles II. Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn : The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next in majesty; i» both the. last: The force of Nature could no further go ; To make... | |
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