 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1772 - 264 pages
...impertinencies ; they ought to appear no better arguments for verfe, than thofe of their worthy fuccefibrs, the knights errant, What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the ftory of DEUCALION than in that of NOAH ? Why will not the. aftions of SAMPSON afford as plentiful... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pages
...What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the ftory of DEUCALION than in that of NOAH? Why will not the actions of SAMPSON afford as plentiful matter as the labours of HERCULES ? Why is not JEPHTHA'S daughter as good a woman as IPHIGENIA? and the friendfliip... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 658 pages
...appear no better arguments for verfe than thofe of their worthy fueeeffors the knights errant. What ean we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the ftory of Deuealion than in that of Noab ? why will not the aetions of Samibn afford its plentiful matter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 378 pages
...to appear no better arguments for verfc, than thofe of their worthy fucceflbrs, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the ftory of Deucalion than in that of Noah ? Why will not the actions of Sampfon afford as plentiful matter... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...to appear no better arguments for verfe, than thofe of their worthy fucceffors, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the flory of Deucalion than in that of Noah ? Why will not the aftions of Sampfon afford as plentiful matter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...to appear no better arguments for vcrfe, than thofe of their worthy fucceifors, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the Itory of Deucalion than in that of Noah ? Why will not the ailions of Sampfon afford as plentiful matter... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 294 pages
...to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the story of Deucalion than in that of Noah ? Why will not the actions of Sampson afford as plentiful matter as the labours... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the story of Deucalion than in that of Noah ? Why will not the actions of Sampson afford as plentiful matter as the labours... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the story of Ducalion than in that of Noah ? Why will not the aotions of Sampson afford as plentiful matter as the... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 306 pages
...to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for the ornaments of wit or learning in the story of Deucalion than in that of Noah 1 Why will not the actions of Sampson afford as plentiful matter as the labours... | |
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Religion, and therefore that was better then none at all. But to us who have no need of them, to us who deride their folly, and are wearied with their impertinencies, they ought to appear no better arguments for Verse, then those of their worthy Successors,... 
