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| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 strani
...translated the Persian Tales. Receiv'd of wits an undistinguish'd race, Who first his judgment ask'il, and then a place : Much they extoll'd his pictures,...his seat, And flatter'd ev'ry day, and some days eat : 240 Till grown more frugal in his riper days, He paid some bards with port, and some with praise,... | |
| Perse, Juvénal - 1817 - 596 strani
...shadowed out in part from this animated passage : " Till grown more frugal in his riper days, " lie paid some bards with port, and some with praise ;...assign'd. " And others, harder still ! he paid in kind." There is a story in Macrobius, which will not be much out of the way here. A Greek poet had presented... | |
| Juvenal - 1817 - 496 strani
...out in part from this animated passage : " Till grown more frugal in his riper days, " He ,paid eome bards with port, and some with praise ; " To some...assign'd. " And others, harder still! he paid in kind." There is a story in Macrobius, which will not be much out of the way here. A Greek poet had presented... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 strani
...judgment ask'd, and then a place ; Much they eiloll'd his pietores, much his seat, And flalter'd every day, and some days eat ; Till, grown more frugal in his riper days, He paid some hards with port, and some with praise To some a dry rehearsal was assign 'd, And uthers (harder still)... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 strani
...judgment ask'd, and then a place; Much they cxtoll'd his pictures, much his seat, And flatter'd every Rees, Orme & Brown praiseTo some a dry rehearsal was assign' J, And others (harder still) he paid in kind. Dryden alone... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 strani
...(where busts of poets dead And a true Pindar stood without a head) Reeeiv'd of wits an umtistinguish'd race, Who first his judgment ask'd, and then a place;...extoll'd his pictures, much his seat, And flatter'd every day, and some days eat ; Till, grown more frugal in his riper days, He paid some bards with port,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 strani
...busts of Poets dead 235 And a true Pindar stood without a head) Receiv'd of wits an undistinguish'd race, Who first his judgment ask'd, and then a place...seat, And flatter'd ev'ry day, and some days eat: 240 Till grown more frugal in his riper days, He paid some bards with port, and some with praise, To... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 strani
...busts of Poets dead 235 And a true Pindar stood without a head) Receiv'd of wits an undistinguish'd race, Who first his judgment ask'd, and then a place...his seat, And flatter'd ev'ry day, and some days eat : 240 Till grown more frugal in his riper days, He paid some bards with port, and some with praise,... | |
| 1822 - 284 strani
...(where busts of poets dead, And a true Pindar stood without a head) Received of wits an undistinguish'd race, Who first his judgment ask'd, and then a place...extoll'd his pictures, much his seat, And flatter'd every day, and some days eat: Till grown more frugal in his riper days, He paid some bards with port,and... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 276 strani
...judgment ask'd, and then a place Much they extoll'd his pictures, much his seat, And flatter'd every day, and some days eat: Till grown more frugal in his riper days, He paid some bards with port,and some with praise; To some a dry rehearsal was assign'd, And others (harder still) he paid... | |
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