 Poets that lasting marble seek Must carve in Latin or in Greek; We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows.  Elements of Geology - Seite 256von Sir Charles Lyell - 1838 - 543 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. » x Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chancer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 Seiten
...* No. 92. f Ver. 474. $ Ver. 483. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek ; We write in sand ; our language grows, And like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 Seiten
...* No. 92. t Ver. 474. J Ver. 483. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek ; We write in sand ; our language grows. And like the tide, our work o'erflovrs. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast. The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek: We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense ran only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. j Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | James I (King of Scotland) - 1825 - 308 Seiten
...remains of King James I. of Scotland: Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows ; And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Tears have defac'd bis matchless... | |
 | James I (king of Scotland.) - 1825 - 306 Seiten
...remains of King James I. of Scotland: Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows ; And, like the tide, our work o'erfiows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 Seiten
...verses and the prophecy. * * * ' * Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand, our language grows, And like the tide, our work o'erflows. Waller— On' English Verse. MCCLVHL The ordinary writers of morality prescribe to their readers after... | |
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