 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 páginas
...BOSWELI,. Nay, Dryden, in his poem on the Royal Society, has these lines: ' Then we upon onr globe's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on...shall know, And on the lunar world securely pry.' " Talking of puns, Johnson, who had a great contempt for that species of wit, deigned to allow that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 páginas
...j My flaming sword abuve them to display, All keen, anil ground upon the edge of day. And sometimes it issued in absurdities, of which perhaps he was not conscious : Then we upon our orb'» last verge shall go, And нее the ocean leaning on the sky : From thence our rolling neighbours... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 346 páginas
...(1) Nay, Dryden, in his poem on the Royal Society, has these lines : — ' Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on...shall know, And on the lunar world securely pry.'" Talking of puns, Johnson, who had a great contempt for that species of wit, deigned to allow that there... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 348 páginas
...(1) Nay, Dryden, in his poem on the Royal Society, has these lines : — ' Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on...shall know, And on the lunar world securely pry.' " Talking of puns, Johnson, who had a great contempt for that species of wit, deigned to allow that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 páginas
...64. 315 Nay, Dryden, in his poem on the Royal Society, has these lines : ' Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on...shall know. And on the lunar world securely pry.' " Talking of puns, Johnson, who had a great contempt for that species of wit, deigned to allow that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1835 - 476 páginas
...keen, and ground upon the edge of day. And sometimes it issued in absurdities, of which perhaps fae was not conscious : Then we upon our orb's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on the sky ; These lines have no meaning ; but may we not say, in imitation of Cowley on another book, Tis so... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 páginas
...them to display, All keen, and ground upon the edge of day. And Sometimes it issued in absurdities, 01 which perhaps he was not conscious: Then we upon our...pry. These lines have no meaning ; but may we not sav, in imitation of Cowley on another book, 'Tie so like sense, 'twill serveah'e turn as well This... | |
 | James Boswell - 1837 - 616 páginas
...these lines: ' Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on the skv; From thence our rolling neighbours we shall know, And on the lunar world securely pry.' " Talking of puns, Johnson, who had a great contempt for that species of wit, deigned to allow that... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 páginas
...supplied* Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go, And view the ocean leaning on the sky : From thenco our rolling neighbours we shalL know, And on the lunar world securely pry. This I foretol from your auspicious care.j1 Who great in search! of God and nature grow ; Who best... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 páginas
...display, • AU keen, and ground upon ihe edge of day. And sometimes it issued in absurdities, of vhich perhaps he was not conscious : Then we upon our orb's last verge shall go, And нее the ocean leaning on the sky : From thence our rolling neighbours we shall know, And on the... | |
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Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go And view the ocean leaning on the sky : From thence our rolling neighbours we shall know And on the lunar world securely pry. 
