 | John Dryden - 1709 - 24 pàgines
...I, a dunce of more renown thah theyj Wasfent before but to ргфаге thy way ^ And coarfly clad m Norwich Drugget came To teach the Nations in thy greater Name. My warbling Lute, the Lute 1 whilom ftrung When to King John of "Portugal I fung, Was but the Prelude to] that glorious Day, ь... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pàgines
...dunce of more renown than they, Was fent before but to prepare thy way : And courfly clad in Narwuh Drugget came To teach the Nations in thy greater name. My warbling Lute, the Lute I whilom (hung, When to King John of Pertttgul I fung, Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pàgines
...moie tenown than they, Was fent before but to prepare thy way : And courtly clad in Norwich iJruggit came To teach the Nations in thy greater name. My warbling Lute, the Lute I whilom fining, When to King Jihn of roh^nl I fung, Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pàgines
...and was certainly a moft voluminous Writer: for he tells us m his dedication of the Lii J,(h TraEven I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was fent before...greater name. My warbling lute, the lute I whilom ftrnng, When to king John of Portugal I fung, Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pàgines
...-o Even I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was sent before hut to prepare thy way ; And, coarsely clad in Norwich drugget, came To teach the nations...greater name. My warbling lute, the lute I whilom strung, 33 When to King John of Postugal I sung, Was hut the prelude to that glorious day, When thou... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 326 pàgines
...fupinely reign. Heywood and Shirley were but types of thce, Thou laft great prophet of tautology! Ev'n I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was fent before...but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on f:lver Thames didft cut thy way, With wcll-tim'd oars before the royal barge, Swell'd with the pride... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 pàgines
...! Ev'n I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was feut'before but to prepare thy way ; And, coar:ely clad in Norwich drugget, came To teach the nations...lute I whilom ftrung, When to king John of Portugal I Amg, Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on filver Thames didft cut thy way, With well-tim'd... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pàgines
...f«re but fo prépaie thy way ; And, coarftly clad in Norwith drt'pcct, came To 4-ach the t atiors in thy greater name. My warbling lute, the lute I whilom ftrung, When to king JoLu uf 1'ortugal I fling, Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thon on filver Thames didft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pàgines
...tautology ! Fv'n 1, a dunce of more renown than they, Was lent beforr hut to prepare thy way; And, coarfcly * g !ute, the lute I whilom ftrung, Wlien to king John of Portugal I fung, Was but the prelude to that... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pàgines
...JO Even I, a dunce of more reoown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way; And, coarsely clad in Norwich drugget, came To teach the nations in thy greater name. i My warbling lute, the lute I whilom strung, When to King John of Portugal I sung, Was but the prelude... | |
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Even I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way; And, coarsely clad in Norwich drugget, came To teach the nations in thy greater name. 
