 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 pages
...ill-chofen Stone, < , \^ , Soon brings a well-built Palace down. Poets that lafting Marble feek, Muft carve in Latin, or in Greek ; We write in Sand., our Language grows, And like our Tide ours overflows. , , Chaucer his Senfe can only boaft, The Glory of his Number's loft; Years... | |
 | Bibliography - 1722 - 466 pages
...ute ill-chofea Stone, ." Soon brings a well-built Palace down. Poets that laftinc Marble feek, Muft carve in Latin or in Greek.' We write in Sand, our Language grows, And like our Tide, often o'erflows. Our Author obferves, That among the Greeks and the Romans, Learning was... | |
 | Michel de La Roche - Bibliography - 1722 - 494 pages
...we ufe ill-chofen Stone, Soon brines a well-built Palace down. Poets that lafting Mnrble feek, Muft carve in Latin or in Greek.: We write in Sand, our Language grows, And like our Tide, often o'erflows. Our Author obferves, That among the Greek/ and. the I(omam, Learning was... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. ยป x Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carre in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...that dies, our language fails. Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...which bears a strong resemblance to this passage of POPE. L 2 Poets * No. 92. f Ver. 474. 1 Ver. 483. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows. And like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 pages
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chancer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...which bears a strong resemblance to this passage of POPE. L 2 Poets * No. 92. t Ver. 474. J Ver. 483. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...; our language grows. And like the tide, our work o'erflovrs. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast. The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense ran only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
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Poets that lasting marble seek Must carve in Latin or in Greek; We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. 
