But what we gained in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second temple was not like the first; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Shakspere's Predecessors in the English Drama - Side 87af John Addington Symonds - 1884 - 668 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| William Congreve - 1730 - 306 sider
...cur'Js Tam'd us to Manners, -when the Stage was rude ; And boijirous Englifli Wit with Art iudiid. Our Age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gained in Skill, we loft in Strength. Our Builders were with want of Genius cttrft ; 1'be Second 'Temple wat not like the... | |
| John Bell - 1778 - 438 sider
...hoist'rous English wit with art endu'd. 10 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 curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, 15... | |
| William Congreve - 1797 - 474 sider
...boist'rous English wit with 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 second temple was not like the first ,'Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
| John Bell - 1797 - 434 sider
...boist'rous English wit with 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 second temple was not like the first , 'Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 458 sider
...boist'rous English wit — with art endu'd. 10 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 curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 sider
...rankness cured ; Tamed us to manners when the stage was rude, And boisterous English wit with art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we...in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 500 sider
...rankness cured; Tamed us to manners when the stage was rude, And boisterous English wit with art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we...in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second temple was not like the first; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 sider
...boisterous English wit with 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 second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
| 1822 - 314 sider
...And boisterous English wit with art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length, But what we gain'd in skill, we lost in strength. Our builders were with...cursed; The second temple was not like the first: Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Firm Doric... | |
| 1823 - 734 sider
...words; as, bay, day; lay, may; pay, say. 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 second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
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