 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 страници
...yesterday ; 330 And but so mimic ancient wits at best, As apes our grandsires, in their doublets dress'd. In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike...new, or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. 1 ' Unlucky 83 Fungoso : ' see Ben Johnson's ' Every... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1857 - 416 страници
...respect both to obsolete and to new-coined words, Pope's advice seems the best that we can follow : — " In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike...too new or old. Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside." GRAMMATICAL ERRORS. 4. Grammatical errors are common... | |
 | 1913 - 916 страници
...For Pope's conclusion is the only reasonable one, and particularly applicable to pronunciation : — In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike...too new or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried. Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. The time element, however, does not enter into the second... | |
 | Oliver Prescott Hiller - 1857 - 388 страници
...breezes blow roses on their cheeks, and its mild moisture gives roundness to their beauty. ANGLICISMS. In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old. ESSAY ox CRITICISM. A GREAT deal has been said, and still continues to be said, by British travelers... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1858 - 424 страници
...history. An obsolete word can be used in poetry when it can not be in prose. Pope's rule is a good one : " In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike...fantastic if too new or old ; Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside." RULE IV. — When usage is divided, an expression... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1858 - 1096 страници
...unlearn'd, and make the learned smile." "In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastick, if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are try'd, Nor yet tho last to lay the old aside." ALEXANDER POPE: Essay on Criticism, \. 324 — 330. HL ENGLISH OF THE... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 страници
...What the fine gentleman wore yesterday ; And but so mimic ancient wits at best, As apes our grandsires in their doublets drest. In words as fashions the...new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or... | |
 | George Campbell - 1859 - 460 страници
...before-mentioned sorts of barbarism is extremely good. " In words, as fashions, the same rule will holdAlike fantastic if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside."* PART III. By the Use of Good Words new-modelled. The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 страници
...the fine gentleman wore yesterday ; And but so mimic aneient wits at best, As apes our grandsires, was before : Till kings call forth the ideas of your mind, (Proud to accomplish fantastie, if too new, or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay... | |
 | George Campbell - 1860 - 458 страници
...advice of the poet with regard to both the before-mentioned sorts of barbarism is extremely good. " In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold —...new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside."* PART III. By the Use of Good Words new-modelled. The... | |
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In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. 
