 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 Seiten
...knowlege in the nobleft ufeful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give ; But habitudes of thofe who live ; Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drain'd from all, and all they knew ; His apprehenfion quick, his judgment true : That the moft learn'd, with fhame, confefs His knowlege more,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 318 Seiten
...knowledge in the nobleft ufeful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give » But habitudes of thofe who live ; Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drain'd from all, and all they knew ; His appidieniion quick, Ms judgment true : That the moft learn'd, with lhame, confefs His knowledge more,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 260 Seiten
...knowledge in the nobleft, ufeful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give; But habitudes of thofe who live ; Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drain'd from all, and all they knew ; His apprehenfion quick, his judgment true ; That the moft learn'd, with fhame, confefs His knowledge more,... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 Seiten
...conlm'd [the mute. The virtues of a royal mind, Forgiving, bounteous, humble, just, and kind : 335 His conversation, wit, and parts. His knowledge in...useful, arts, Were such dead authors could not give; But hahitudes of those who live, 340 T'hat the most learn'd, with shame, confes1 His knowledge more, his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 Seiten
...knowledge in the nobleft ufeful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give ; But habitudes of thofe who live ; Who, lighting him,, did greater lights...receive : He drain'd from all, and all they knew ; His apprehenfion quick, his judgment true : That the moft learn'd, with fhame, confefs His knowledge more,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 Seiten
...knowledge in the nobleft ufeful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give ; But habitudes of thofe who live ; Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drain'd from all, and all they knew; H:s apprehenfion quick, his judgment true : That the mof t learn'd, with fhame, confefs His knowledge... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 Seiten
...knowledge in the nobleft ufeful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give, But habitudes of thofe that live; Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive ; He drain'd from all, and all they knew, His apprehenfion quick, his judgement true : That the moft learn'd with fhame confefs His knowledge more,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 Seiten
...knowledge in the nobleft uleful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give, But habitudes of thofe that live; Who lighting him, did greater lights receive; He drain'd from all, and all they knew, His apprehenfions quick, his judgement true : 1 hat the moft Icarn'd with fhame confefs His knowledge more,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 Seiten
...knowledge in the nobleft ufeful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give, But habitudes of thofe that live; "Who lighting him, did greater lights receive; He drain'd from all, and all they knew, His apprehenfions quick, his judgement true : 'I hat the moft karn'd with Ihame confefs His knowledge more,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 Seiten
...knowledge in the nobleft ufeful arts, Were fuch, dead authors could not give, But habitudes of thofe that live ; Who lighting him, did greater lights receive ; ^He drain'd from all, and all they knew, His apprehenfions quick, his judgement true: That the moft learn'd with fhame cenfefs Hh knowledge more,... | |
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But habitudes of those that live ; Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive; He drain'd from all, and all they knew. His apprehension quick, his judgment true : That the most learn'd with shame confess, His knowledge more, his reading only less. 
