 | William Congreve - English drama - 1730 - 306 pages
...cur'Js Tam'd us to Manners, -when the Stage was rude ; And boijirous Englifli Wit with Art iudiid. Our Age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gained in Skill, we loft in Strength. Our Builders were with want of Genius cttrft ; 1'be Second 'Temple wat not like the... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...hoist'rous English wit with art endu'd. 10 Our age was cultivated thus at length, But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, 15... | |
 | William Congreve - English drama - 1797 - 474 pages
...boist'rous English wit with art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curst ; The second temple was not like the first ,'Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 434 pages
...boist'rous English wit with art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curst ; The second temple was not like the first , 'Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...boist'rous English wit — with art endu'd. 10 Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill, we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...rankness cured ; Tamed us to manners when the stage was rude, And boisterous English wit with art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we...in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...rankness cured; Tamed us to manners when the stage was rude, And boisterous English wit with art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we...in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second temple was not like the first; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...boisterous English wit with art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 314 pages
...And boisterous English wit with art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length, But what we gain'd in skill, we lost in strength. Our builders were with...cursed; The second temple was not like the first: Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Firm Doric... | |
 | English literature - 1823 - 734 pages
...words; as, bay, day; lay, may; pay, say. Our age was cultivated thus at length, But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength : Our builders were with want of genius curst ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our... | |
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But what we gained in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst; The second temple was not like the first; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. 
