 O early ripe! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more? It might (what nature never gives the young) Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 174by John Dryden - 1909 - 1056 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Oldham - Controversial literature - 1703 - 624 pages
...flippery place, (Race. While his young Friend performed and won the O early ripe ! to thy abundant ftore What could advancing Age have added more ? It might...Have taught the numbers of thy native Tongue. But Satyr needs not thofe, and Wit will fhine Through the harfh cadence of a rugged line. A noble Error... | |
 | William Walsh - English poetry - 1721 - 392 pages
...both our Studies drive, The Laft fet out the fooneft did arrive. Thus Nifus fell upon the flipp'ry Place, While his young Friend perform'd, and won the...Have taught the Numbers of thy Native Tongue. But Satyr needs not Thofe, and Wit will mine Thro' the harm Cadence of a rugged Line. ' .f A npble Error,... | |
 | John Oldham, Edward Thompson - 1770 - 214 pages
...arrive. Thus Nifus * fell upon the flippery Place, While his young Friend perform'd and won theRace. O early ripe ! to thy abundant Store What could advancing...(what Nature never gives the Young) Have taught the Smoothnefs of thy native Tongue. * Nifus, famous in Virgil for his Friendfhip with Eitrjalus, with... | |
 | Bibliography - 1776 - 568 pages
...place, While his young friend perform 'd and won the race» О early ripe ! to thy abundant ftore XV hat could advancing age have added more ? It might, what...Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue. \ But fatire needs not thofe, and wit will ihine Thro' the harlh cadence of a rugged line : A noble error,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...out, the soonest did arrive. Thus Nisus fell upon the slipp'iy place, WhilsAis young friend perfonn'd, and won the race. O early ripe ! to thy abundant store,...added more ? It might (what Nature never gives the youug.J Have taught the smoothness of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those ;. and vrit will... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...the soonest did arrive. Thus Nisus fell upon the slippery place, Whilst his young friend performed and won the race. O early ripe ! to thy abundant store...tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. * * Dryden's opinion concerning the harshness of Oldham's... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...the soonest did arrive. Thus Nisus fell upon the slippery place, Whilst his young friend performed and won the race. O early ripe ! to thy abundant store...tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. * * Dryden's opinion concerning the harshness of Oldham's... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...dedicated to his memory, alludes to this deficiency, and seems to admit the subject as an apology : " O early ripe ! to thy abundant store What could advancing...tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line." Yet the apology which he admitted for Oldham, Dryden disdained... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...studies drive j The last set out, the soonest did arrive. Thus Nisus fell upon the slippery place, Whilst smoothness of thy native tongue, But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence... | |
 | 1814 - 558 pages
...English verse, has some lines which are singularly applicable to the earlier poetry of Clifton. " 0 early ripe ! to thy abundant store What could advancing...numbers of thy native tongue : But satire needs not that, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line." But in his later poems this mist... | |
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