 The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent, but the epic poem is too stately to receive those little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin and airy habits; but the weight of gold and of embroideries is reserv'd for queens and goddesses.  The Works of Virgil - Page lxxxviiby Virgil - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 412 pages
...is^the .genius of their poets, light and trifling in companion of the Engliih; more proper for fonnets, madrigals, and -elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn...is their chief talent ; -but the epic poem is too ftately to receive thofe little • ornaments. The pairtters draw their nymphs in thru and airy habits,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 412 pages
...turn-on thoughts and words is their chief talent; but the epic poem rs too flately to receive thofe little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in...habits, but the weight of gold and of embroideries is referved for queens and goddefles. Virgil is never frequent in thofe turns, like Ovid; but much wore... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 494 pages
...eomparifon of the Eng4ifli ; more proper foi -fonnets, -madrigals, and elegies, 'than heroic poetrv. .The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent; .but the epic poem is too ftately to receive thole Jittle icrnaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin .and airy habits,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...genrus of their poets, light and trifling in comparifon of the Englifh ; more proper for :fonnets, madrigals, and .elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent ; 4>ut the epic poem is too ftately to receive thofe little ornaments. Tile painters draw their nymphs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...the Englifh ; more proper for :fonnets, -madrigals, -and elegies, than heroic poetry. -The turn en thoughts and words is their chief talent; ?but the epic poem is -too ftately to receive thofe little iornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin < and airy habits,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...the genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparifon of the Englifh; more proper for fonnets, madrigals, and elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn...words is their chief talent ; but the epic poem is too ftately to receive thofe little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin and airy habits,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparison of the Englifli ; more proper for fonncts, madrigals, and elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn...words is their chief talent ; but the epic poem is too ftate•y to receive ihofe little ornament.'. The painters draw their nymphs in thin and airy habits,... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...the genius of their poets, light and trifling in companion of the English ; more proper for funnels, madrigals, and elegies, than heroic poetry. The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent j but the epic poem is too (lately to receive thofe little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...standard of their language ; and a masculine vigour is that of ours. Like their tongue is the genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparison of...more proper for sonnets, madrigals, and elegies, than heroick poetry. The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent ; but the epick poem is too stately... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...standard of their language ; and a masculine vigour is that of ours. Like their tongue is the genius of their poets, light and trifling in comparison of...more proper for sonnets, madrigals, and elegies, than heroick poetry. The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent ; but the epick poem is too stately... | |
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