 The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore. The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives...  The British Essayists: Spectator - Strana 256úprava: - 1823Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - Počet stránok 236
...to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. 365 Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the...throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : 371 Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flieso'erth' unbending corn, and skims along themain.... | |
 | 1806 - Počet stránok 408
...True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must...When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, Ths line too labours, and the words move slow j Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - Počet stránok 416
...preposition or conjunction. J^^ if»*Ar.i •;•• ^*\ • -( '"*• . "r ,'-•'•••.• * ' 28. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows. And the...throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; ; l Not so, when swift Camilla Scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the... | |
 | 1806 - Počet stránok 346
...gently blows. And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud billows lash the soundsng shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent...weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words more slow ; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Fl ies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Počet stránok 424
...shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. • When Ajax strives some rock's vust weight to throw. The line too labours, and the words move slow ; JNTot so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er '. !>' unbending corn, and skims along the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Počet stránok 294
...is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers ff Bat when load surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse...line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so, w brn swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er Hi' unbending corn, and skims along tbe main.' The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - Počet stránok 334
...to the sense. Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother number* flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore,...rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and (lie words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the' unbending corn,... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1808 - Počet stránok 708
...weight his huge arm strive to shove, The verse too labours, the throng*d words scarce move. PITT. \Vben Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. POPE. It appears highly probable, that in these, and in some other examples which might be selected,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - Počet stránok 702
...strive to shove, The verse too labours, the throng'd words scarce move. PITT. When Ajax strives seme rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. POPE. It appears highly probable, that in these, and in some other examples which might be selected,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - Počet stránok 312
...True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'T is not enough no harshness gives offence, the sound...throw, the line too labours, and the words move slow; 371 not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the... | |
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