 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Bibliography - 1827 - 484 pages
...countenance of an attempt to rescue our ancestors from 102 EARLY POETS AND POETRY OF PENNSYLVANIA. the charge of illiteracy and inelegance, and to prove,...less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow. POSTSCRIPT. Since the foregoing pages were prepared for the press, I have had in my hands several... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 476 pages
...aim; at all events, I am entitled to ask of this society their favourable countenance of an attempt to rescue our ancestors from the charge of illiteracy...less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow. Poshcript. — Since the foregoing pages were prepared for the press, I have had in my hands... | |
 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Bibliography - 1830 - 234 pages
...countenance of an attempt to rescue our ancestors from 102 EARLY POETS AND POETRY OF PENNSYLVANIA. the charge of illiteracy and inelegance, and to prove,...less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow. POSTSCRIPT. Since the foregoing pages were prepared for the press, I have had in my hands several... | |
 | John Coleman (of Dover.) - Europe - 1851 - 892 pages
...Pope designated him as the predecessor of Dryden, in the art of giving melody to verse — ~ Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow ; Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Periodicals - 1851 - 784 pages
...conquered France, but felt our captive's charms— Her arls victorious triumphed o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow. Ten years, then, before Joan of Arc's execution,** viz., about 1420 (if we arc to believe Pope),... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1854 - 292 pages
...conquered France, but felt our captive's charms — Her arts victorious triumphed o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow.' Ten years then, before Joan of Arc's execution, 11 viz., about 1420 (if we are to believe JPope),... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1854 - 300 pages
...conquered France, but felt our captive's charms — Her arts victorious triumphed o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow.' Ten years then, before Joan of Arc's execution,11 viz., about 1420 (if we are to believe Pope),... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...conquered France, but felt our captive's charms, Her arts victorious triumphed o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The... | |
 | 1860 - 634 pages
...conquered France, but felt our Captive's charms : Her Arts victorious trinmphed o'er our Arms: Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite and Numbers learned to flow. Waller was smooth, but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The... | |
 | Theology - 1881 - 440 pages
...conquered France, but felt our captive's charms ; Her arts victorious triumphed o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite and numbers learned to flow. Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The... | |
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We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms; Her arts victorious triumphed o'er our arms; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow. 
