 The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent, but the epic poem is too stately to receive those little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin and airy habits; but the weight of gold and of embroideries is reserv'd for queens and goddesses.  The Works of Virgil - lxxxvii ページVirgil 著 - 1803全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 ページ
...is^the .genius of their poets, light and trifling in companion of the Engliih; more proper for fonnets, madrigals, and -elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn...is their chief talent ; -but the epic poem is too ftately to receive thofe little • ornaments. The pairtters draw their nymphs in thru and airy habits,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 ページ
...turn-on thoughts and words is their chief talent; but the epic poem rs too flately to receive thofe little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in...habits, but the weight of gold and of embroideries is referved for queens and goddefles. Virgil is never frequent in thofe turns, like Ovid; but much wore... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 494 ページ
...eomparifon of the Eng4ifli ; more proper foi -fonnets, -madrigals, and elegies, 'than heroic poetrv. .The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent; .but the epic poem is too ftately to receive thole Jittle icrnaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin .and airy habits,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 ページ
...genrus of their poets, light and trifling in comparifon of the Englifh ; more proper for :fonnets, madrigals, and .elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent ; 4>ut the epic poem is too ftately to receive thofe little ornaments. Tile painters draw their nymphs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 408 ページ
...the Englifh ; more proper for :fonnets, -madrigals, -and elegies, than heroic poetry. -The turn en thoughts and words is their chief talent; ?but the epic poem is -too ftately to receive thofe little iornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin < and airy habits,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 ページ
...the genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparifon of the Englifh; more proper for fonnets, madrigals, and elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn...words is their chief talent ; but the epic poem is too ftately to receive thofe little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin and airy habits,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 ページ
...genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparison of the Englifli ; more proper for fonncts, madrigals, and elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn...words is their chief talent ; but the epic poem is too ftate•y to receive ihofe little ornament.'. The painters draw their nymphs in thin and airy habits,... | |
 | 1792 - 918 ページ
...the genius of their poets, light and trifling in companion of the English ; more proper for funnels, madrigals, and elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent j but the epic poem is too (lately to receive thofe little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 ページ
...standard of their language ; and a masculine vigour is that of ours. Like their tongue is the genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparison of...more proper for sonnets, madrigals, and elegies, than heroick poetry. The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent ; but the epick poem is too stately... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 ページ
...standard of their language ; and a masculine vigour is that of ours. Like their tongue is the genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparison of...more proper for sonnets, madrigals, and elegies, than heroick poetry. The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent ; but the epick poem is too stately... | |
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