 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 beauties equal, but excel...  The London Magazine - Página 6491823Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 páginas
...cur'd : Tim'd us to Manners, when the Stage was rude} And boiftrous En^lifli Wit, with Art indu'd. Our Age was cultivated thus at length; But what we gain'd in Skill we loft in Strength^ Our Builders were, with want of Genius, ciultj ) The fecond Temple was not like the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 páginas
...ranknefs cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the ftage was rude j And boiftrous Englifh wit with art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in fkill we loft in ftrength. Our builders were with want of genius,curft ; The fecond temple was not... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 páginas
...cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the, ftage was r.ude> Andboiftrous Englim wit .with, art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in fkill we loft in, Arength. Our builders were with want of genius curft ; The fecond temple was not... | |
 | William Congreve - 1773 - 318 páginas
...cur'd : Tam'd us to manners, when the flr.ge was rude; And hoift'rous Englifti wit with art endu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in 1kill we loft in ftrength. Our huilders were with want of genins curft ; The fecond temple was not... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 268 páginas
...ranknefs cur'd ; Tam'dus to manners, when the ftage uas rude; And boiftrons Engli(h wit with art iiulu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length; But what we gain'd in (kill we loft in <rrengtTi. Our builders were with want of genius rurs'd ; The fecond temple was not... | |
 | 1777 - 416 páginas
...ranknefs cur'd : Tam'd us to manners, when the ftage was rude, And boift'rous Englilh wit with art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in fkill we loft in ftrength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curft ; The fecond temple was not... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 438 páginas
...cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners when the stage was rude, And hoist'rous English wit with art endu'd. 10 Our age was cultivated thus at length, But what we...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 páginas
...cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the ftage was rude ; And boifterous Englifh wit with art indued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in fkill we loft in ftrength. Our builders were with want of genius curft ; The fecond temple was not... | |
 | John Bell - 1780 - 414 páginas
...ranknefs cur'd : Tam'dus to manners, when the ftage was rude, And boift'rous Englim wit with art indu'd. Our age was. cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in fkill we loft in ftrength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curft; The fecond temple was not... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 páginas
...cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the ftage was rude ; And boifterous Englifh wit with art indued. Our age was cultivated thus at length; But what we gain'd in fkill we loft in ftrength. Our builders were with want of genius curft; The fecond temple was not like... | |
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