 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pągines
...as confine our bodies to one fashion of apparel ? Would not" Donne's satires, which abound with so much wit, appear more charming, if he had taken care...words, and of his numbers ? But he followed Horace so very close, that of necessity he must fall with him ; and I may safely say it of this present age,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pągines
...much as confine our bodies to one fashion of apparel ? Would not Donne's satires, which abound with so much wit, appear more charming, if he had taken care...words, and of his numbers ? But he followed Horace so very close, that of necessity he must fall with him ; and I may safely say it of this present age,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 pągines
...much as confine our bodies to one fashion of apparel ? Would not Donne's satires, which abound with so much wit, appear more charming, if he had taken care...words, and of his numbers? But he followed Horace so very close, that of necessity he must fall with him ; * The Roman exclamation of hi»h contentment... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 pągines
...fashion of apparel ? Would not Donne's satires, which abound with so much wit, appear more charming, it he had taken care of his words, and of his numbers'- But he followed Horace so very close, that of necessity he must fall with him ; * The Roman exclamation of high contentment... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 pągines
...Dryden asks, « Would not Donne's Satires, which « nbound with so much wit, appear more charminjy, « if he had taken care of his words and of his numbers ?' Whether Pope took the hint from this question, or not is uncertain : But he has showed the world,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 626 pągines
...apparel? Would not Donne's fatires, which abound with fo much wit, appear more charming, if he bad taken care of his words, and of his numbers ? But...muft fall with him ; and I may fafely fay it of this prefcnt age, that if we are not fo great wits as Donne, yet^ certainly, we are better poets. But I... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 pągines
...when we cannot fo much as confine our bodies to one fafhion of apparel ? Would not Donne's fatires, which abound with fo much wit, appear more charming,...numbers ? But he followed Horace fo very clofe, that of neceflity he muft fall with him ; and I may fafely fay it of this prefent age, that if we are not fo... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 584 pągines
...of love.' A little farther farhcr Dryden asks, ' Would not Donne's Satires, which « abound with so much wit, appear more charming, ' if he had taken care of his words and of his numbers ?r Whether Pope took the hint from this question, or not is uncertain : But he has showed the world,... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 554 pągines
...Dryden asks, ' Would not Donne's Satires, whicli ' abound with so much wit, appear more charming,. i if he had taken care of his words and of his numbers . ?r Whether Pope took the hint from this question, or not is uncertain : But he has showed the world,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 440 pągines
...much as confine our bodies to one fashion of apparel ? Would not Donne's satires, which abound with so much wit, appear more charming, if he had taken care...words, and of his numbers? But he followed Horace so very close, that of necessity he must fall with him ; * The Roman exclamation of high contentment... | |
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Horace so very close that of necessity he must fall with him; and I may safely say it of this present age, that if we are not so great wits as Donne, yet certainly we are better poets. 
