 Shakspeare and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epic to flight; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; And Johnson, well-arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French,  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 3701787Full view - About this book
 | John Almon - English literature - 1784 - 422 pages
...forth all their pow'rs, Their verfe-men, and profe-men; then match them with ours ! Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epic to flighty IS In In fa tires, epiftles, and odes would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden... | |
 | John Almon - English literature - 1786 - 480 pages
...forth all their pow'rs, Their verfe-men, and profe-men ; then match them with ours ! Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epic to flight : In fatires, epiftles, and odes would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope; And Johnfon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...their pow'rs, * Their verfe-men and profe-men -, then match them with ours ; ^ • ' Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, * Have put their whole drama and epic to flight; ' In fatires, epiftles, and odes, would they cope, c Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope; ' And... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...all their pow'rs, ' Their verfe-men and profe-men ; then match them with ours : c Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, * Have put their whole drama and epic to flight; ' In fatires, epiftles, and odes, would they cope, * Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; * And... | |
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 636 pages
...their '• pow'rs, [' with ours : ? Their verfe-men and profe men; then match them ' Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like Gods in the « fight, ' Have put their whole drama and epic to flight; 'In fatires. epiftles, and odes, would they cope. ' Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope : ' And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 642 pages
...all their pow'rs, ' Their verfe-men and profe-men -, then match them with ours : ' Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, • Have put their whole drama and epic to flight-; Z 4 'In f In fatires, epiftles, and odes, would they cope, ' Their numbers retreat before Dryden and... | |
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 632 pages
...their pow'rs, * Their verfe-men and profe-men. i then match them with ours. ; « Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, * Have put their whole drama and epic to flight;. Z « In, ' In fatires, epiftles, and odes, would they cope, ' Their numbers retreat before Dryden and... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 634 pages
...all their pow'rs, f Their verfe-men and profe-men ; then match them with ours : ' Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, * Have put their whole drama and epic to ffight; ' In fatires, epiftles, and odes, would they cope, ' Their numbers retreat before Dryden and... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...forth all their pow'rs, Their verfe-men and profe-men ; then match them with ours : Firft Shakefpeare and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epick to flight ; In fatires, ep (lies, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Drydm... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...all their " pow'rs. " Their verfemen and profemen, then match them " with ours. " Firft Shakfpeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, " Have put their whole drama and epic to flight. " In fatires, epiftles, and odes, would they cope ? " Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope. " And... | |
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