 | 1796 - Počet stránok 690
...(hew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to ihew it in rhyme, inltead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes »* Hood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 358
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only...finger better, than of the ear; for the modulation D was was fa imperfect, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. - If the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - Počet stránok 726
...learning, and to (hew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to fliew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only...only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. Jf the father of criticifm has rightly denominated poetry TÍ^HI [il/Juflmn, an imitative art, thefe... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - Počet stránok 590
...writing poetry, they only wrote vcrfcs, and very often fuch verles a« Hood the trial of the linger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were only found to be verles by counting the Syllables. ' If the father of criticifm has rightly denominated poetry пде»... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Počet stránok 494
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to mew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Počet stránok 478
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote...ftood the trial of the finger better than of the ear; forthe modulation was foimperfect, that i hey were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - Počet stránok 912
...only wrote Terfa, and very often fuch verfcs as Hood the trial of the finger better than of the car, for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were...only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. " In perufing the works of this race of authors, the mind is cxercifed either by recollection or inquiry... | |
 | 1796 - Počet stránok 692
...of learning, and to (hew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to Ihew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfeft, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - Počet stránok 476
...of learning, and to (hew their learning was their whole endeavour : but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the ringer better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they... | |
 | 1801 - Počet stránok 860
...men of learning; and to mow their learning was their whole endeavour: but, unluckily refolving to mow it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes; and often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than the ear; for the modulation was fo imperfect,... | |
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The metaphysical poets were men of learning, and to show their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily resolving to show it in rhyme, instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses, and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger... 
