 Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Firm Doric pillars found your solid base, The fair Corinthian crowns the higher space; Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.  The Poetical Works of Leigh Hunt - Sivu xxtekijä(t) Leigh Hunt - 1832 - 361 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 sivua
...at length ; Our Beauties equal, but excel our Strength, ,firm Doritk Pillars found your fclid Bafe : The Fair Corinthian crowns the higher Space : Thus all below is Strength, and all above is Grace In eafy Dialogue is Fletcher's Praife ; He mov'd the Mind, but had not Pow'r to raife. Great Jebnfon... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 438 sivua
...length, But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, 15 Our beauties equal but excel our strengthFirm Doric Pillars found your solid hase, -\ The fair Corinthian... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 434 sivua
...art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curst ; The...Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace, In easy dialogue is Fletcher's praise : He mov'd the mind, but had no power to raise. Great Johnson... | |
 | William Congreve - 1797 - 474 sivua
...art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curst ; The...length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Firm D^ric pillars found your solid base ; The fair Corinthian crowns the higher space ; Thus all below... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 sivua
...; But what we gain'd in skill, we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you,...length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Finn Doric pillars found your solid base ; The fair Corinthian crowns the higher space ; Thus all,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 sivua
...art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gained in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second...Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace. ) In easy dialogue is Fletcher's praise ; He moved the mind, but had not power to raise : Great Jonson... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 sivua
...art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gained in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second...Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace, j In easy dialogue is Fletcher's praise ; He moved the mind, but had not power to raise : Great Jonson... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 sivua
...art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gaiu'd in skill we lost in strength. THERE was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he beat Vitruvius, come at length j Our beauties equal, but excel our strength ; Firm Doric pillars found... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 sivua
...endued. )ur age was cultivated thus at length ; Jut what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. )ur builders were with want of genius curst; The second...first: till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length; >ur beauties equal, but excel our strength ; 'irra Doric pillars found your solid base : [Tie fair... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 sivua
...art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst ; The...Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace. In easy dialogue is Fletcher's praise ; He moved the mind, but had not power to raise : Great Jonson... | |
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