 Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lasting marble seek Must carve in Latin or in Greek; We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows.  Memoirs of Literature - Page 4261722Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 pages
...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. .. Time, if weufe ill-chofen Stone, < , \^ , Soon brings a well-built Palace down. Poets... | |
 | Michel de La Roche - Bibliography - 1722 - 494 pages
...daily changing Tongue ? •.;•' While they are new, Envy prevails : And as that dies, our Lapguage. fails. When Architects have done their Part, The Matter may betray their Art ; Time, if we ufe ill-chofen Stone, Soon brines a well-built Palace down. Poets that lafting Mnrble... | |
 | Edmund Waller - English poetry - 1768 - 366 pages
...his line fhould 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 betrav their art : Time, ifweufeill-chofen ftone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. ^ ^ SEVERAL... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 346 pages
...his line fhould 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: Time, if we ufe ill-chofen ftone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets d:nt lafting marble feek,... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...hope his line mould long Lad 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: Time, if we ufe ill-chofen ftone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lafting marble feek,... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...hope his line should long Last 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 : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 pages
...hope his line shall long Last 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 : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lasting marble... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 476 pages
...hope his lines should long Last 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: Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...his line should long Last, 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 : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...his line should long Last, in a daily-changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails , And as just yoke Laid on our necks. Remember with what mild And gracious temper he both heard, and judg'd, : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble... | |
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