 What was said of Rome, adorned by Augustus, may be applied by an easy metaphor to English poetry embellished by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble.  The Quarterly Review - Página 2921878Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 páginas
...Rome, x 4 adorned adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 páginas
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 páginas
...by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifti poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritlam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. • j9o THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 páginas
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to EngliJh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick and he left it marble. The invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 páginas
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit," He found it brick, and he left it marble.v~-v THE) <— • •**'^ THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Melbourne's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 páginas
...of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor phorto Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 páginas
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble. The invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...the first who joined argument with poetry. He shewed us the true bounds of a translator's liberty. What was said of Rome, adorned by Augustus, may be...metaphor to English poetry embellished by Dryden, " late" ritiam invenit, marmoream veliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 páginas
...us that it was possible to reason in rhyme. He shewed us the true bounds of a translator's liberty. What was said of Rome adorned by Augustus may be applied...reliquit; he found it brick, and he left it marble. DENHAM \VAS born at Dublin in 1615, the only son of Sir John Denham, of Little Horsely in Essex, then... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 páginas
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble. The invocation before the Georgicks is here inferred from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
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