 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1706 - 490 pages
...And only ferve to whet that Wit in you, ,To which I willijjgpy refign my Claim. Yet without Writing I may teach to write, Tell what the Duty of a Poet is -, Wherein his Wealth and Ornament conflft, And how he may be form'd, and how improv'd, What fit, what not, what excellent or... | |
 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - English poetry - 1717 - 580 pages
...And only ferve to whet that Wit in you, To which I willingly refign my Claim. Yet without Writing I may teach to write, Tell what the Duty of a Poet is ; Wherein his Wealth and Ornaments confift, And how he may be form'd,and how improved, What fit, what not, what excellent or ill. Sound... | |
 | Horace - 1717 - 392 pages
...And only ferve to whet that Wit in yon;. To which 1 willingly refign my Claim. Tet without writing, I may teach to write, Tell what the Duty of a Poet is; Wherein his Wealth and Ornament confift, And how he may be form'd, and hoiv improv'd; I What fit, what not, what excellent... | |
 | 1747 - 584 pages
...June 10. Docebo Unde parentur opes ; quid alat, formetque Pottam. Hor. Ars Poet. v. 306. • I will teach to write, Tell what the Duty of a Poet is, Wherein his Wealth and Ornament confift, And how he may he form'd, and how improved. ROSCOMMOH. IT is no fmall Pleafure to... | |
 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - Horatius Flaccus, Quintus - 1749 - 296 pages
...And only ferve to whet that wit in you. To which I willingly refign my claim. Yet without writing I may teach to write," Tell what the duty of a poet is ; Wherein his wealth and omaments confsft, And fiow he may be form'd, and how improv'd, What fit, what not, what excellent or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 486 pages
...And only ferve to whet that wit in you, To which I willingly refign my claim. Yet without writing I may teach to write, Tell what the duty of a poet is...his wealth and ornaments confifr, And how he may be form'd, and how improv'd, What fit, what not, what excellent or ill. Sound judgment is the ground of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 258 pages
...And only ferve to whet that wit in you, To which I willingly refign my claim. Yet without writing I may teach to write, Tell what the duty of a poet is ; Wherein his wealth and ornaments confift, And how he may be form'd, and how improv'd, What fit, what not, what excellent or ill. Sound... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 254 pages
...whet that wit in you, To which I willingly refign my claim. Yet without writing I may teach to writer Tell what the duty of a poet is ; Wherein his wealth and ornaments confift, And how he may be form'd, and how improv'd, What fit, what not, what excellent or ill. Sound... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 248 pages
...And only ferve to whet that wit in you, To which I willingly refign my claim. Yet without writing I may teach to write, Tell what the duty of a poet is ; Wherein his wealth and ornaments confift, And how he may be fonn'd, and how improv'd, What fit, what not, what excellent or ilL Sound... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...And only fcrve to whet that wit in you, To which I willingly refign my claim. Yet without writing 1 may teach to write, Tell what the duty of a poet is ; 'Wherein his wealth and ornamepti confift, And how he may be form'd, and how impr.i >What fit, what not, what excellent or... | |
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Wherein his wealth and ornaments consist, And how he may be form'd, and how improv'd, What fit, what not, what excellent or ill. Sound judgment is the ground of writing well ; And when... 
