 WHEN Learning's Triumph o'er her barb'rous Foes First rear'd the Stage, immortal Shakespeare rose; Each Change of many-colour'd Life he drew, Exhausted Worlds, and then imagin'd new: Existence saw him spurn her bounded Reign, And panting Time toil'd after...  Works - Page 163by Samuel Johnson - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Davies - Actors - 1780 - 372 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrok.es prefixing truth impre.fs'd, And unrefifting paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Johnfon... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Actors - 1781 - 556 pages
...many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : 1 ?. Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, And unrefifting paflion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Jonfon... | |
 | 1782 - 402 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : Exiftence. faw him fpurn her bounded reign, . And panting Time toil'd after him In vain : His powerful ftrokes prefiding truth imprefs'd. And unrefifted paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then JONSON... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 402 pages
...rote; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Kxhdusted worlds, and then imagtn'd new : Exiitcncc saw him spurn her bounded reign» And, panting Time toil'd after him in vain : Hii pow'rful stroke* presiding Truth confcu'df Ana uuicjmci] Pdsiiuu stonn'd the brexit. DR. SAMUEL... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...change of many.colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then iinagin'd new : Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain, His powerful ftrokes. prefiding truth imprefs'.d, And unrefifted paffion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Johnfon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...of many-colour'd life he drew, * Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new : 1 Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, ' And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. , ' His powerful ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, , * And unrefifted Paflion ftorm'd the breaft. 1 Then Jonfon... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaulled worlds, and then imagin'd new: Exiftence law him i'purn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrokes prefiding truth imprefs'd, And unrefifted pafiion ftorm'd the bread. Then Jonfon came,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new: Exigence law him fpurn her bounded reign, And panting time toil'd after him in vain. His powerful ftrokes prcfiding truth imprefs'd, And unrefifted pafiion ftorm'd the breaft. Then Jonfon... | |
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 636 pages
...of many-colour'd life he drew, ' Exhaufted worlds, and then imagin'd new: « Exiftence faw him fpurn her bounded reign, * And panting Time toil'd after him in vain. * His powerful ftrokes prefiding Truth imprefs'd, ' And unrefifted Palfion ftorm'd the breaft. ' Then Jonfon... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...o'er her barb'rous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakspere rose; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd...impress'd, And unresisted passion storm'd the breast. Prologue at the opening of Drury- Lane Thiatrein 1747. By Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON. What are the lays of... | |
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