 | James Boswell - 1821 - 382 ページ
...golden age again, Must sleepy bards the flattering dream prolong, Mechanick echoes of the Mantuan soi;g? From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where Fancy, If ads the way?" Here we find Johnson's poetical and critical powers undiminished. I must, however,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 ページ
...age again, Must sleepy bards the Jlattcring dream prolong, Afechanick echoes of the Mantuan sojig $ From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where Fancy, If ads the way?" Here we find Johnson's poetical and critical powers undiminished. I must, however,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 ページ
...If Tityrus found the golden age again, i Must sleepy bards the flattering dream prolong, Mechanick echoes of the Mantuan song? From Truth and Nature...stray, Where Virgil, not where Fancy, leads the way ?" failing source of conversation. He mentioned a respectable gentleman, who became extremely penurious... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 482 ページ
...the gulden age again, Must sleepy bards thejiattcring dream prolong, Mcckanick echoes of the Muntuan song ? From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where Fancy, leads the Kay ?" I shall here insert a few of Johnson's sayings, without the formality of dates, as they have... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 ページ
...has sung with more truth, than poets generally think necessary to their compositions — Yes, they (the Muses) sing of happy swains, Because the Muses never knew their pains. Crabbe's Village. Book- Worms. . These plodders in the mines of literature are well described, and... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 ページ
...much to be set down." Must sleepy bards thejlatt'ring dream prolong, Mechanick echoes of the Manluan song ? From truth and nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where fancy, leads the way 1 " There is nothing wonderful in the journal r which we see Swift kept in London, for it contains... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 446 ページ
...set down." Must sleepy bards the flatt' ring dream prolong, Mechanick echoes of the Man-loan song 1 From truth and nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where fancy, leads the way ? Here we find Johnson's poetical and critical powers undiminished. I must, however, observe, that... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 ページ
...in Csesar's bounteous rei^u, If Tityrus found the Golden Age again, Must sleepy bards the flattering dream prolong, Mechanic echoes of the Mantuan song...stray, Where Virgil, not where Fancy, leads the way ? Or the great labours of the field degrade, With the new peril of a poorer trade ? From this chief... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1829 - 348 ページ
...Tityrns fonnd the Golden Age again, Must sleepy hards the flattering dream prolong, Meehanie eehoes of the Mantuan song? From Truth and Nature shall we widely stray, Where Virgil, not where Faney, leads the way? Yes, thus the Muses sing of happy swains, Beeause the Muses never knew their... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 ページ
...reign, If 'Tityrns found the golden age again, Must sleepy bards the jlattering dream prolong, Mechanick echoes of the Mantuan song ? From truth and nature...stray, Where Virgil, not where fancy , leads the way?" Here we find Johnson's poetical and critical powers undiminished. 1 must, however, observe, that the... | |
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Yet still for these we frame the tender strain, Still in our lays fond Corydons complain, And shepherds' boys their amorous pains reveal, The only pains, alas! they never feel. On Mincio's banks, in Caesar's bounteous reign, If Tityrus found the Golden... 
