 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 páginas
...of happier climates, into a soil less adapted to its nature, and less favourable to its increase : Soft is the strain, when zephyr gently blows, And...smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud billows lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives... | |
 | 1824 - 408 páginas
...terminating sound being / and n : so also is the celebrated passage of Pope, VOL. IX. PART II. U " Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows. ****** Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 páginas
...slow; 359 And praise the easy vigour of a line, [join. Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learnt to dance. *Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 páginas
...languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, 360 Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness , 'tis own'd, in fields of battle shine, But the first honours of this fight are mine learn 'd to dance. Tie not enough no harshness gives oiicnce, The sound must seem an echo to the sense... | |
 | 1826 - 82 páginas
...feasts the sensfe ; but like the ordinary breeze, which purifies the air, and renders it healrhful. True ease in writing comes from art, .not chance : As those move easiest, who have learned to dance. One shall rise Of proud ambitious heart, who, not content Will) fair equalitv, fraternal... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 páginas
...languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength, and Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,...easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harslmess gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 258 páginas
...mora arc nam'd. SECTION V. Tt*SES tN WHICH SOUND CORRESPONDS TO SIBH1KICATION. Smooth and rou%h verse. SOFT is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in .smoother numbers flowi. But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse, should like the torrent... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1829 - 718 páginas
...down. In the succeeding lines, smooth and rough verses correspond to the objects which they describe. Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows. BuI lvhen loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse, should like the torrent roar.... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 páginas
...are ilam'd. SECTION V. VERSES IN WHICH SOUND CORRESPONDS TO SIGNIFICATION. Smooth and rough verse. SOFT is the strain when zephyr gently blows. And the smooth stream in smoother numbers (lows. Bait when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 páginas
...languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, 3GC Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness / flow»; But when loud surges lash ihc sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent... | |
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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 seem an echo to the sense. 
