 | English literature - 1787 - 690 pages
...éd. Maeftricht 1774. •' America has not yet produced one food poet." When we fhall have exift«d as a people as long as the Greeks did before they...Romans a Virgil, the French a Racine and Voltaire, the Englilh, a Shakefpe.'ire and jMilton, fhouldthis reproach be dill true, we will inquire from what unfiiendly... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1787 - 530 pages
...has not yet produced pofed Mr Rittenhoufe fécond to no one good poet.' When we fliall have exifted as a people as long as the Greeks did before they produced a Homer, the Romans a Viraftronomer living: that in genius he inuft be the nrft, becaufe he is felfrtaught, As au artift,... | |
 | English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...(¡г. ed. Maeftricht 1774. ' America has not yet produced one good poet.' When we fh.iU bave exifted as a people as long as the Greeks did before they produced a Homer, lh* Romans a Virgil, the French a Racine and Voltaire, the Englifh a Shakfpeare «id Milton, fhoulil... | |
 | William Winterbotham - History - 1795 - 626 pages
...character. This aflertion drew from Mr. Jeffrrfon the following reply : " When we (hall have exifted as a people as long as the Greeks did before they...Romans a Virgil, the French a Racine and Voltaire, the Englifh a Shakefpcare and Milton, (hould this reproach be ftiil true, we will inquire from what unfriendly... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 644 pages
...Jefferfon the following reply : " When we ihall bave exiílcd as a people as long as the Greeks did htfore they produced a Homer, the Romans a Virgil, the French a Racine and- Voltaire, the Engliih a Shakcfpcarc and Milton, ihould this reproach be ftill true, we will inquire from what unfriendly... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pages
...of genius, in a single art or a single science." The following is Mr. Jefferson's animated reply. " When we shall have existed as a people as long as...Milton, should this reproach be still true, we will enquire from what unfriendly causes it has proceeded, that the other countries of Europe, and quarters... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Virginia - 1801 - 402 pages
...92. ecL Maeftrich. 1774. * America has not yet produced one good poet.' When we ftiall have exifted as a people as long as the Greeks did before they...produced" a Homer, the Romans a 'Virgil, the French a Racifte and Voltaire, the Englifh a Shakefpeare and Miltofi, íhouíd this reproach be ilill true,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...science. Hist. Philos. p. 92. ed. Maestricht. 1774. « America has not yet produced one good poet*. When we shall have existed as a people as long as...a Homer, the Romans a Virgil, the French a Racine i ••'•' ""-''"' "'"'''• SHOT* hs7ii ?/af and Voltaire, the English a Shakespeare, and Milton,... | |
 | 1813 - 560 pages
...parries the charge fairly enough by saying, that ' it will be time enough to inquire, when the Americans have existed as a people as long as the Greeks did...and Voltaire, the English a Shakespeare and Milton, — into * Weld's Travels, &c. Vol. II. p. 300. t Jauson's Stranger iu America, p. 302. * J Ashs'i... | |
 | William Winterbotham - United States - 1819 - 606 pages
...character. This aflertion drew from Mr. JefFerfon the following reply : " When we fhall have exifted as a people as long as the Greeks did before they...Romans a Virgil, the French a Racine and Voltaire, the Englim a Shakefpeare and Milton, fhould thii reproach be ftill true, we will inquire from what unfriendly... | |
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When we shall have existed as a people as long as the Greeks did before they produced a Homer, the Romans a Virgil, the French a Racine and Voltaire, the English a Shakespeare and Milton, should this reproach be still true, we will enquire from what unfriendly... 
