 | Juvenal - Satire - 1735 - 512 pages
...which he had been digging from the Mines of Chaucer and Spencer, and which, with all their Rufticity, had fomewhat of Venerable in them. But I found not there neither that for which I look'd. At laft I had recourfe to his Matter, Spencer, the Author of that immortal Poem call'd theFairyQueen... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spencer, and which, with all their, rufticity, had fomewhat of venerable in them. But I found not...which I looked. At laft I had recourfe to his mafter, Spencer, the author of that immortal poem called the Fairy Queen ; and there I met with that which... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spencer, and which, with all their rufticity, had fomewhat of venerable in them. But I found not...for which I looked. At laft I had recourfe to his mafrer, Spencer, the author of that immortal poem called the Fairy Queen ; and there I met with that... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...with all their ru'licity, had fomewhat of venerable in them. But I found r.ot there neither O 4. that that for which I looked. At laft I had recourfe to his mafter, Spencer, the author of that immortal poem called the Fairy Queen; and there I met with that which I... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 398 pages
...which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spencer, and which, with all their rufticity, had fomewhat of venerable in them. But I found not there neither O 4 that that for which I looked. At laft I had recourfe to his mailer, Spencer, the author of that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spenfer, and which, with all their rufticity, had fomewhat of venerable in them. But I found not...Queen ; and there I met with that which I had been locking for fo long in vain. Spenfer had ftudied Virgil to as much advantage as Milton had done Homer;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1130 pages
...which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spenfer, and vrhich, with all their rufticity, had fomewhat of venerable in them. But I found not...for which I looked. At laft I had recourfe to his 111:1fter, Spenfer, the author of that immortal poem called The Fairy Queen ; and there I met with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spenfer, and which, with all their rufticity, had fomewhat of venerable in them. But I found not...that for which I looked. At laft I had recourfe to hismafter, Spenfer, the author of that immortal poem called The Fairy Queen ; and there I met with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 384 pages
...which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spenfer, and which, with all their rufticity, had fomewhat of venerable in them. But I found not...there neither that for which I looked. At laft I had reconrfe to his mafter, Spenfer, the author of that immortal poem called The Fairy Queen ; and there... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spencer, and which, with all their rusticity, had somewhat of venerable in them. But I found not there neither that for which I looked. * At last I * It is extraordinary that Dryden should have overlooked the speech of Eve, in the fourth book... | |
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Homer, whose age had not arrived to that fineness, I found in him a true sublimity, lofty thoughts, which were clothed with admirable Grecisms, and ancient words, which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer and Spenser, and which, with all their... 
