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" But He was of late so gone with divinity, That he had almost forgot his poetry, Though to say the truth (and Apollo did know it) He might have been both his priest and his poet. "
A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland ... - Page 84
by Horace Walpole - 1806
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 802 pages
...Apollo had spied him ; but, knowing his mind. Past by, and call'd Faulkland, that sat just behind : But He was of late so gone with divinity, That he had...to say the truth, (and Apollo did know it) He might ha\-e been both his pritst and his poet. At Innith, who but an alderman did appear, At which Will Davenant...
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The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and ...

Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...Apollo had spied him, but knowing his mind, Ouss'd, and call'd Faulkland, that sat just behind. Ic was of late so gone with divinity, . That he had almost forgot his poetry • Though, to say the truth, aud Apollo did know it, He might have been both his priest and bar poet. At length, who but an Alderman...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 9

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...Apollo had spied him, but knowing his mind Past by, and call'd Faulkland that sate just behind : But He was of late so gone with divinity, That he had...did know it) He might have been both his priest and his poet. At length who but an alderman did appear, At which Will. Davenant began to swear ; But wiser...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 9

Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...Apollo had spied him, but knowing his mind Past by, and call'd Faulkland that sate just behind : But He was of late so gone with divinity, That he had...did know it) He might have been both his priest and his poet. At length who but an alderman did appear, At which Will. Davenant began to swear ; But wiser...
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Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Apollo had spy'd him, but knowing his mind Past by, and call'd Falkland, that sate just behind : But be prang the his poeL At length who but an Alderman did appear, At which Will Devenant began to swear; But wiser...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 9

Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...Apollo had spied him, but knowing his mind Past by, and call'd Faulkland that sate just behind : But He was of late so gone with divinity, That he had...did know it) He might have been both his priest and his poet. At length who but an alderman did appear, At which Will. Davenant began to swear ; But wiser...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...Apollo had spy'd him, but knowing his mind Past by, and eall'd Falkland, that sate just behind : Hut ain'd thoroughly Of every thing I desired to knowe."...plesure, if ye will me trow." (Quod she ayen.) " But his poet At length who but an Alderman did appear, At whieh Will Davenant began to swear ; But wiser...
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The Companion, by L. Hunt

1828 - 454 pages
...Apollo had spy'd him, but knowing his mind, Past by, and call'd Falkland*, that sate just behind. But he was of late so gone with divinity, That he had...did know it, He might have been both his priest and his poet. At length, who but an alderman did appear, At which Will Davenant began to swear ; But wiser...
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The Companion, Volume 1

1828 - 482 pages
...Apollo had spy'd him, but knowing his mind, Past by, and call'd Falkland*, that sate just behind. But he was of late so gone with divinity, That he had...did know it, He might have been both his priest and his poet. At length, who but an alderman did appear, At which Will Davenant began to swear j But wiser...
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Memoirs of the Court of King Charles the First, Volume 2

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1833 - 640 pages
...received on that account the encomiums of Waller, Jonson, and other poets. Suckling thus refers to him in his " Session of the poets:" " He was of late so...did know it, He might have been both his priest and his poet." It was in fact to points of religious controversy that the studies of his riper years were...
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