 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pages
...learning ever crowded lie In fucha fhort mortality. Whene'er the fkilful youth difcours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow fafter than his wit. 13. So ftrong a wit did nature to him frame, As all things, but his judgement, overcame ; His judgement,... | |
 | 1773 - 614 pages
...in the idea, that nothing in the poet's whole writings could be more worthy of his oblervation : ' So ftrong a wit did nature to him frame, As all things,...but his judgment, overcame ; His judgment, like the heav'nly moon, did (how, Temp'ring that mighty fea below.' There cannot be any thing, either in ancient... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 pages
...learning ever crowded lie In fuch a fhort mortality. Whene'er the fkilful youth difcours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue,...wit did nature to him frame, As all things, but his judgement, overcame; His judgement like the heav'nly moon did fhow, Temp'ring that mighty fea below.... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 pages
...the notions throng About his el'quent tongue, Q5 Nor eould his ink flow faftjr than his wit. XIII. So ftrong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overeame; His judgment like the heav'nly moon did Ihow, Temp'ring that mighty fea below. ICOm O had... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...Learning ever crowded lie In fuch a fhort mortality. When"Whene'er the fkilful youth difcours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue,...overcame; His judgment like the heavenly moon did mow, Tempering that mighty fea below. Oh ! had he liv'd in Learning's world, what bound • Would have... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...Learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, . . Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...notions *hsong About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than h<s,wit* -„ ; So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his...overcame ; His judgment like the heavenly moon did show,. Tempering that mighty sea below. Oh ! had he liv'd in Learning's world, what bound Would have... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his...overcame ; His judgment like the heavenly moon did show, Tempering that mighty sea below. Oh ! had he liv'd in Learning's world, what bound Would have... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...Learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...the notions throng about his el'quent tongue, nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did nature to him frame, as all things, but his judgment, overcame; his judgment like the heav'nly moon did shew, temp'ring that mighty sea below. Oh, had he Jiv'd in learnings vioM, < would... | |
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Did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame ; His judgment like the heavenly moon did show, Tempering that mighty sea below. 
