 | Philip Sidney - 1724 - 270 sivua
...fbme blind crowder, with no rougher voice, than rude ftile : which being fo evil apparelled in the dud and cobweb of that uncivil age, what would it work trimmed in the gorgeous eloquence of 'Pindar1. In Hungary, I have feen it the manner at all feafts, and other fuchlike meetings, to have... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1765 - 406 sivua
...blinde crowder, with no rougher voice, than rude ftile; which beeing fo cvill aparelled in the dull and cobweb of that uncivil! age, what would it work, trimmed in the gorgeous eloquence of Pindare ? SIR PHILIP SYDNEY'S DEFENCE OF POETB.T. BALLADS. - "-1/ s. — • , - -J '1 ' " ~ ' '•'•"•... | |
 | 1867 - 878 sivua
...crowder, with no rougher voice than rude style ; which being so evil apparelled in the dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age, what would it work trimmed in the gorgeous eloquence of Pindar?" Sir Walter Raleigh resembled Sidney in the universality of his accomplishments, and in the brilliancy... | |
 | 1778 - 378 sivua
...fome blind crouder with no rougher voice than rude ftyle ; which being fo evil apparelled in the duft and cobweb of that uncivil age, what would it work...gorgeous eloquence of Pindar?' For my own part I am foprofefled an admirer of this antiquated fong, that I fhall give my reader a critique upon it, without... | |
 | 1786 - 694 sivua
...than rude ftile; which being lo evil apparelled in the dull and cobweb of that uncivil age, what wouid it work trimmed in the gorgeous eloquence of Pindar?' For my own part, I am fo profelled an admirer of this antiquated ibng, that ,1 (hall give my reader a critique upon it, without... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 sivua
...trumpet ; and yet it is sung by some blind crowder with no rougher voice than rude style ; which being so evil apparelled in the dust and cobweb of that uncivil...would it work trimmed in the gorgeous eloquence of Pindar?1 For my own part, I am so professed an admirer of this antiquated song, that I shall give my... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 sivua
...trumpet ; and yet it is sung by some blind Crowder with no rougher voice than rude style ; which being so evil apparelled in the dust and cobweb of that uncivil...this antiquated song, that I shall give my reader a critic upon it, without any further apology for so doing. The greatest modern critics have laid it... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 sivua
...trumpet ; and yet it is sung by some blind Crowder with no rougher voice than rude style ; which being so evil apparelled in the dust and cobweb of that uncivil...this antiquated song, that I shall give my reader a critic upon it, without any further apology for so doing. The ; greatest modern critics have laid it... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 sivua
...trumpet; and yet it i» lung by some blind Cronder with mi rougher voice than mde st'lc; uiiieli being to evil apparelled in the dust and cobweb of that uncivil...would it work trimmed in the gorgeous eloquence of 1'indar:' For uiy own purl, I am so professed *i admirer of this antiquated song, that I shall give... | |
 | John Bell - 1812 - 340 sivua
...blind crouder, with no rougher " voice than rude ftyle ; which being fo evil apparelled in the dud and " cobweb of that uncivil age, what would it work trimmed in the " gorgeous eloquence of Pindar ?" Addifon eulogizes it highly in Nos. 70 and 74 of the Spectator. And in the second volume of Dry... | |
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I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas, that I found not my heart more moved than with a trumpet: and yet it is sung by some blind crowder with no rougher voice than rude style; which being so evil apparelled in the dust and cobweb of that uncivil... 
