You show us Rome was glorious, not profuse, And pompous buildings once were things of use; Yet shall, my lord, your just, your noble rules, Fill half the land with imitating fools ; Who random drawings from your sheets shall take; And of one beauty many... The British Poets - Page 1351866Full view - About this book
| William Gibson - 2007 - 236 pages
...(1731): You show us, Rome was glorious, not profuse. And pompous buildings once were things of Use. Yet shall (my Lord) your just, your noble rules Fill...make; Load some vain Church with old Theatric state. Conscious they act a true Palladian part, And if they starve, they starve by rules of art.40 Mrs. Baynard,... | |
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