| Joseph Warton - 1756 - 348 Seiten
...William Temple, where he fays, " That of all the numbers of mankind, that <e live within the compafs of a thousand years, " for one man that is born capable of making cc a great poet, there may be a thoufand born " capable of making as great generals, or " minifters... | |
| Thomas Blackwell - 1757 - 466 Seiten
...feems to think, cc That of all the Numbers of Man" kind, that live within the Compafs of a " thoufand Years, for one Man that is born " capable of making a great Poet, there may " be a thoufand born capable of making as <c great Generals, or Minifters of State, as the " mod renowned... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1762 - 362 Seiten
...Temple, where he fays, " That of all the numbers of mankind, that live within the compafs of a thoufand years, for one man that is born capable of making a great poet, there may be a thoufand born capable of making as great generals, or minifters of ftate, as the moft renowned in ftory*."... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1797 - 444 Seiten
...Temple, where he fays, " That of all the numbers of mankind that live within tbe compafs of a thoufand years, for one man that is born capable of making a great poet, there may be a thoufand born capable of making as great generals, or minifters of ftate, as the moft renowned in ftory."... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 Seiten
...Temple, where he fays, " That of all the numbers of mankind that live within the compafs of a thoufand years, for one man that is born capable of making a great poet, there may be a thoufand born capable of making as great generals, or minifters of ftate, as the moft renowned in ftory."... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 Seiten
...nius of poetry in general, and of its elevation in these two particulars, that 1 know not, whether of all the numbers of mankind, that live within the...years, for one man that is born capable of making such a poet as Homer or Virgil, there may not be a thousand born capable of making as great generals... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 Seiten
...genius of poetry in general, and of its elevation in these two particulars, that I know not, whether of all the numbers of mankind, that live within the...years, for one man that is born capable of making such a poet as Homer or Virgil, there may not be a thousand born capable of making as great generals... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 Seiten
...uncommon a prodigy, that one is almost tempted to subscribe to the opinion of Sir William Temple, where he says, " That of all the numbers of mankind that...years, for one man that is born capable of making £> * Ver. 11. making a great poet, there may be a thousand born capable of making as great generals,... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 Seiten
...uncommon a prodigy, that one is almost tempted to subscribe to the opinion of Sir William Temple, where he says, " That of all the numbers of mankind that live within the compass of a thou-r sand years, for one man that is born capable of making * Ver. i\. •making a great poet, there... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 550 Seiten
...that one is almoft tempted to fubfcribe to the opinion of Sir William Temple, where he fays, " That for one man that is born capable of making a great poet, there may be a thoufand horn capable of making as great general), or minifter/ of ftate, as the moft renowned in Itory."... | |
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