 Such truth in love as the' antique world did know, In such a style as courts may boast of now ; Which no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions, such as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or his rage Drawn to the life in each...  The Works of Edmund Waller: Esq., in Verse and Prose - Seite 66von Edmund Waller, Percival Stockdale - 1772 - 236 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 Seiten
...now. Which no bold Tales of Gods or Monfters fwell, But human Paflkms, fuch as with us dwell. Man is thy Theme, his Virtue or his Rage Drawn to the Life in each elab'iate Page, Mars and Bellow are not named here; But fuch a Gondtbert as both might fear. Venus... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1744 - 496 Seiten
...bold tales of Gods or nronfters fwcll; But human paffions, fuch as with us dwell. Man is thy theme j his virtue, or his rage, Drawn to the life in each elab'rate page. MARS, nor BE LLONA, are not named here; But fuch a GONDIBEUT as both might fear: VENUS had here, and HEBE, been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 348 Seiten
...: Which no bold tales of Gods or monfters fwell; But human pa(fions, fuch as with us dwell. Man is thy theme ; his virtue, or his rage, Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. Mars, nor Bellona, are not named here ; But fuch a Gondibert as both might fear : Venus... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 Seiten
...Which no bold tales of gods or monfters fwcll, But 1 ii; nun paflions, fuch as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or his rage Drawn to the life...as both might fear : Venus had here, and Hebe, been outfhin'd By thy Bright Birtha and thy Rofalind. Such is thy happy fkill, and fuch the oddi Betwixt... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 Seiten
...now; Which no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions, such as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or his rage Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. Mars nor Bellona are not named here, But such a Gondibert as both might fear : Venus... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 280 Seiten
...; Which no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions, such as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or his rage Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. Mars nor Bellona are not named here, But such a Gondibert as both might fear : Venus... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 Seiten
...Literary and Moral Character of the late SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. With Notes BY JOHN COURTENAY, ESQ. Man is thy theme ; his virtue, or his rage, Drawn to the life, in each elaborate page. — WALLER. . immcnsoc veluti conneia carina: Cymta minor. — S^ATIUS '. LONDON: PRINTED... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 Seiten
...JOHNSON, LL.D. With Notes • rf •• ' • (it •. • /MI ••> BY JOHN COURTENAY, ESQ. Man is thy theme ; his virtue, or his rage, Drawn to the life, in each elaborate page. — WALLER. ,()!<-, J <) Cymba minor. — STATIUS '. «»vi;il I ('•• • veluti... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 462 Seiten
..." Here no bold tales of gods or monsters sw«ll, But human passions such as with us dwell ; Sinn is thy theme, his virtue or his rage, Drawn to the life in each elaborate page." WALLER. " Methinks heroic poesy, till now, Like some fantastic fairy-land did show,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 454 Seiten
...— " Here no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions such as with us dwell ; Man is thy theme, his virtue or his rage, Drawn to the life in ea ch elaborate page." WALLER. " Methinks heroic poesy, till now, Like some fantastic fairy-land did... | |
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