 When Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakespeare rose; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new: • Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd...  The works of Samuel Johnson - Página 167de Samuel Johnson - 1806Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new s Exiflence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. His pow'rful ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, And unrefifted Paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Jonfon came, inftru&ed... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803
...3433 07489961 ,EPOX LIBRARY 1'iruu.v GaUtttttm. i am » PLAYS Wtiltam OF VOLUME THE FOURTH. Existencr saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. LONDON: PRINTED BY T. BENSLEY; FOR WYNNE AND SCHOLEY, 45, AND J. WALMS, 46, PATERNOSTER-ROW. CONTENTS.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804
...Shakespeare rcse ; " Each scene of many-colour'd life he drew, " Exhausted worlds, and then imagiuM new ; * Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign "And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. " His powerful strokes presiding Truth impress'd, " And unresisting Passion storm'd the breast" His dramatic... | |
 | John Corry - 1804 - 214 páginas
...been equalled. " Kach form of many-co'oured life lie drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagined new : Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain." Dr. JOHNSON. Ben Jonson, the contemporary of Shakespeare, also contributed to the improvement of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 394 páginas
...i, p. 216. Each change of many-coloured life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagined new : • Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign,, .And panting Time toil-d after him in vain. Piologue at the opening of Drury-lane Theatre, SUPERFLUITIES. Nothing gives so much offence to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 312 páginas
...Shakespeare rose. Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new : Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting...presiding truth impress'd, And unresisted passion stonn'd the breast. Prologue at the opening of Drury-Lane Theatre In 1747 by Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON. Far... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 132 páginas
...Shakspeare rose ; Each change of many-colnur'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new ; Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain, His powerful strokes presiding truth impress'd, And unresisted passion storm'd the breast. Then Jonson... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808
...Shakspeare — " Each change of many colour'd life he drew, " Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new: " Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, " And panting Time toil'd after him in vain." We find not less of novelty than of grandeur in the image; and in this of Shakspeare — " Cowards... | |
 | Robert Gray - 1808
...it." * Wisdom if. 15. t Paradise Lost, B. viii. I. .308. VOL. II. K V t or like Shakespear, when " Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain *." It may perhaps be argued, that whatever excellency of thought and reflection is displayed by the... | |
 | British poets - 1809
...Opening of tAc TheatreRoyal, Drury-Lane, 1747, 'Vlf HEN Learning's trinmph o'er her barbarous foes Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, . And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful strokes presiding truth impress'd, And unresisted passion storm'd the breast. Then Jonson... | |
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