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Memoirs of Literature: Containing a Large Account of Many Valuable Books ... - Page 420
edited by - 1722
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Poems, &c. Written Upon Several Occasions, and to Several Persons

Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 pages
...Both bound together, Live, or Die, Th« Verfcs and the But who can hope his Lines fnou'd long Laft, in a daily changing Tongue ? While they are new, Envy prevails, And as that dies, our Language fails. When Architects have done their Part, The Matter may betray their Art ;. , vt , v....
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Memoirs of Literature, Volume 4

Bibliography - 1722 - 466 pages
...himfelf to the fame Purpofif in the following Verfes. But who can hope his Lines fliould long Live, in a daily changing Tongue ? • While they are new", Envy prevails : And 'is that dies, our Language fails. ' When Architects have done their Part, The Matter may betray their...
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The Works of Edmund Waller, Esq: In Verse and Prose

Edmund Waller - English poetry - 1744 - 496 pages
...die, The verfes, and the prophecy. But who can hope his lines Should long Laft, in a daily-changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails ; And as that dies, our language fails. When architefts have done their part. The matter may betray their art : Time, if we...
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The Works of Edmund Waller: Esq., in Verse and Prose

Edmund Waller, Percival Stockdale - 1772 - 330 pages
...together, live, or die, The verles, and the prophecy. But But who can hope his line fhould long ' Laft, in a daily changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails ; And as that dies our language fails. When architefts have done their part, The matter may betray their art : Time, if we...
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The Works of the English Poets: Waller

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 276 pages
...die, The verfes and the prophecy. , But who can hope his line mould long Laft, in a daily-changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails ; And as that dies, our language fails. When architefts have done their part, The matter may betray their art : Time, if we...
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The Lady's Poetical Magazine: Or, Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1

English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...bound together, live or die ; The verfes, and the prophefy. But who can hope his line fhould long Laft in a daily -changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails ; And as that dies, our language fails. When architefts have done their part, The matter may betray their art : Time, if we...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...bound together, live or die, The verfes and the prophecy. But who can hope his line fhould long Laft in a daily changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails, And, as that dies, our language fails. When architefts have done their part, The matter may betray their art: Time, if we...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...bound together live or die, The vcrfcs and the prophecy. But who can hope his line {hould long Lad in a daily changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails, And as that dies, our language fails. When architect have done their part, The matter may betray their art : Time, if we...
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Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which ..., Volume 3

English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...or die, The verses and the prophecy. But who can hope his line should long Last in a daily-changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails, And, as that dies, our language fails. Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 3

George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...or die, The verses and the prophecy. But who can hope his lines should long Last in a daily-changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails, And as that dies, our language fails. Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that...
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