 | John Dryden - 1889 - 208 strani
...understood or practised by our fathers ; even Crites himself did not much oppose it : and every one was 25 willing to acknowledge how much our poesy is improved...writers yet living ; who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy \ and significant words, — to retrench the superfluities : of expression, —... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1890 - 410 strani
...sweetness of English verse was never understood or practised by our fathers," and that " our poesy is much improved by the happiness of some writers yet living, who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant words, to retrench the superfluities of expression, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden - 1892 - 428 strani
...edition, " were so."— ED.] never understood or practised by our fathers ; even Crites himself did not much oppose it : and every one was willing to...writers yet living ; who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant words, to retrench the superfluities of expression, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1892 - 428 strani
...edition, " were so." — ED.] never understood or practised by our fathers ; even Crites himself did not much oppose it : and every one was willing to...writers yet living; who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant words, to retrench the superfluities of expression, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden - 1898 - 232 strani
...sweetness of English verse was never understood or practised by our fathers; even Crites himself did not much oppose it: and every one was willing to acknowledge how much our poesy is im5 proved by the happiness of some writers yet living; who first taught us to mould bur thoughts into... | |
 | John Dryden - 1898 - 224 strani
...himself did not much oppose it: and every one was willing to acknowledge how much our poesy is im5 proved by the happiness of some writers yet living; who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant words, to retrench the superfluities of expression, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden - 1900 - 412 strani
...sweetness of English verse was never under- 'o stood or practised by our fathers ; even Crites himself did not much oppose it : and every one was willing to...writers yet living; who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant I5 words ; to retrench the superfluities of expression, and to make... | |
 | John Dryden - 1900 - 420 strani
...sweetness of English verse was never under- 10 stood or practised by our fathers ; even Crites himself did not much oppose it : and every one was willing to...writers yet living ; who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant '5 words ; to retrench the superfluities of expression, and to make... | |
 | 1903 - 402 strani
...sweetness of English Verse was never understood or practised by our fathers " ; even CRITES himself did not much oppose it : and every one was willing to...writers yet living, who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant words ; to retrench the superfluities of expression; and to make... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1904 - 352 strani
...sweetness of English verse was never understood or practised by our fathers," and that " our poesy is much improved by the happiness of some writers yet living, who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant words, to retrench the superfluities of expression, and to make... | |
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Crites himself did not much oppose it: and every one was willing to acknowledge how much our poesy is improved, by the happiness of some writers yet living ; who first taught us to mould our thoughts into easy and significant words, to retrench the superfluities... 
