| 1803 - 372 страници
...The sound muse seem an echo to the sense. " Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, " And she smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; " But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, •f The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. " When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 страници
...And praise the easy vigour of a line 360 Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those...: 371 Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flieso'erth' unbending corn, and skims along themain. Hear how Timotheus' vary'd lays surprise, And... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 страници
...And afterwards, Tis not enough no harshness gives offenc?, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows ; And...strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labors, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 страници
...to dance. 'Tis not enough, no harshness gives offence , The sound must aeem an echo to the sense ; Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the...sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrentroar: ^/Vhen Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw , The line too labours , and the... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 страници
...principles of representative harmony, it will be sufficient to remark that the tioet who tells us, that When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : , Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 страници
...within tin- shield, The steeds witho1.. t their rulers tcvur the iieid, The knights unliors'd. T)r\din. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th* unbending corn, and skims along the main.... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 страници
...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 - 408 страници
...learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...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... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 360 страници
...L'anglais a plusieurs expressions pour rendre le mot doux: ITTEET, SMOOTH, MEEK , MUD , KIND, GIKT1E. But , when loud surges lash the sounding shore , The...throw , The line too labours , and the words move slow ; Not so , when swift Camilla scours the plain , Flies o'er th'unbending corn , and skims along the... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 страници
...Spectator was worked off, he would stop the press, to insert a new preposition or conjunction. 28. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the...loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough Terse should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw. The line too... | |
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