 The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar: When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, 370 The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 213by Alexander Pope - 1891Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1749 - 110 pages
...founding (hoar, The hoarfe, rough verfe fliould like the torrent roar. When Ajax ftrives, fome rock's vaft weight to throw, 37-0 The line too labours, and the words move flowj NOTES. ^ 364. 'Tiinti(gtialnu barjbnejs gives offence i Ike found muft feem an Ecba to the fenfe,}... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent ra When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to th 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 Hear how Timotheus' vary'd lays surprise, [n And bid alternate... | |
 | 1808 - 674 pages
...stream in smoother number? flows ; But when 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 labours, and the words move slow; Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main.... | |
 | 1796 - 734 pages
...once the precept and example: " When Ajjx ctrivcs some stone's vast weight to throw, 11 The line tuu labours, and the words move slow ! Not so when swift Camilla scours thcptjin, Kiies o'er the unbending corn, or slc'um alou£ the maia." /A«-ii;i, speaking ofSysiphus:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...to remark that the poet wlio tells us, that When 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; when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise... | |
 | Adrian Hardy Haworth - 1803 - 430 pages
...blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbersßaws ; Eut when loud billows lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar;...When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move »low ; Not so 4uh¿n sitiift Camilla scours the p lain, Flits... | |
 | 1803 - 372 pages
...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 some rock's vast weight to throw, ' The line too labours, and the words move slow i • Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...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 : ,...so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main; when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 218 pages
...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 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... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...blows. And the 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 some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words more slow ; N pt so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Fl ies... | |
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