 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...youthful poets dream, On summer eves by haunted stream, Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Johnson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. And ever against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, l 3 ^ Married to immortal Verse, Such... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...youthful poeis dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson't learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. And ever against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...Mask and antique Pageantry, Such sights as youthful poets dream, On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned...Shakespeare Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. And ever against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married tc immortal Verse, Such as... | |
 | James Mason - 1809 - 566 pages
...play is a most heavy and intricate production. This author is spoken of by Milton for his learning. Then to the well trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on. Such praise is indeed most just. His quotations of Vavixv ami even greek are pedanticJc, but I will... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...dream On summer-eves, by haunted stream. JOHN MILTON. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Joason's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild, And ever against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Harried, to immortal verse, Such as... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...pageantry ; Such sights as youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest...Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. Ai>d ever, against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse ; Such... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...youthful poets dream On summer eves, by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If .Inn- on '-, learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydiau airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...youthful poets dream, On summer eves, by haunted stream. Then to the well trod stage anon, If Johnson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble- his native wood notes wild. And ever, against eating carts, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse,... | |
 | England - 1855 - 782 pages
...the Bible. Hear with what respect he speaks of the drama : — " Theu to the well-trod stage auon, If Jonson's learned sock be on; Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild." Again — " Sometime let gorgeous tragedy In sceptred pall come sweeping by, Presenting Thebes'... | |
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Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. 
