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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Pope's Homer's ... - Page 355
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The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis, Volume 3

Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1721 - 456 pages
...England to fupply our Neceffity; but if we will havfc things of Magnificence and Splendour, we muft get them by Commerce. Poetry requires Ornament, and that is not to be had from our Old Teuton Monofyllables; therefore if I find any elegant Word in a Claffick Author, I propofe it to be Naturaliz'd,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's Virgil

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...in England to fupply^ur neceffity ; but if we will have things of magnificence and fplendor, we muft get them by commerce. Poetry requires ornament, and that is not to be had from our old Teuton monofyllables ; therefore if I fmd any elegant word in a claffic author, I propofe it to be naturalized,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's Virgil

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 412 pages
...for, if the coin be good, it will pafs from one hand to another. I trade both with the living and the dead, for the enrichment of our native language. We have enough in England to fupply our ncceflity ; but if we will have things of magnificence and fplendor, we muft get them by...
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The Works of the English Poets: Virgil, trans. by Dryden

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...if we will have things of magnificence and fplendor, we muft get them by commerce. Poetry requires requires ornament, and that is not to be had from our old Teuton monofyllables ; therefore if I find any elegant word in a claffic author, I propofe it to be naturalized,...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 22

English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...for, if the coin be good, it will prf> from one hand to another. I trade both with the living and the dead, for the enrichment of our native language. We have enough in England to fupply cur neceflity ; but if we will have things of magnificenee and fplendor, we muft get them by...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 12

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...England to fupply our neceffity ; but it we will have things of magnificence and fplcrejof, we mult get them by commerce. Poetry requires ornament, and that is not to be had from our OJ1 Teuton rnonolyllables; therefore if I find any eltgar.t word in a claffic author, I propofe it...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...for if the coin be good, it will pass from one hand to another. I trade both with the living and the dead, for the enrichment of our native language. We...monosyllables ; therefore, if I find any elegant word in a classick author, I propose it to be naturalized, by using it myself; and if the publick approves of...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...for if the coin be good, it will pass from one hand to another. I trade both with the living and the dead, for the enrichment of our native language. We...monosyllables ; therefore, if I find any elegant word in a classick author, I propose it to be naturalized, by using it myself; and if the publick approves of...
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The Works of Virgil, Volume 2

Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 408 pages
...if the coin be good, it will pass from one hand to another. I trade both with the living an<i:*he' dead, for the enrichment of our native language. We...; but, if we will have things of magnificence and splendor, we must get them by merce. Poetry requires ornament; and not to be had from our old Teuton...
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The works of Virgil, tr. into Engl. verse by mr. Dryden. Carey, Volume 2

Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...for, if the coin be good, it will pass from one hand to another. I trade both with the living and the dead, for the enrichment of our native language. We...England to supply our necessity ; but, if we will have thjngs otmagnificence and splendor, we must get them by commerce. Poetry requires ornament ; and that...
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