 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...down. In the succeeding lines, smooth and rough verses cor, respond to the objects which they describe. Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...smoother numbers flows. But when loud surges lash the soimding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. The SECOND class of objects,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 296 pages
...Alexandrine ends the song, Tliiit like a wounded snake drags its slow length along. And afterwards, 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound...seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Xephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; Bat when land surges lash the... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...Where J>enham*s strength and Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art, not cJiance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. Tis...seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when aephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when lond surges lash the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...sweetness True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,]' 363 As those move easiest who have leara'd to dance. Tis not enough no harshness gives offence,...smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sound ing shore, 368 The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...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 must...flows; but when loud surges lash the sounding shore, Ae hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 300 pages
...along. * See Essay ou the Genius and Writings of Pope, sect. IK. p. 97. 2d. 1768. And afterwards, v Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound...gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flrws : But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough Terse should like the torrent... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...Where Denbam's strength and Waller's sweetness True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, [f>63 As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. *Tis...echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr g ntly blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers Bows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 pages
...versification are equally applicable to the just modulations of the voice in reading and speaking : " 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, " The...gently blows, " And the smooth stream in smoother number flows : " But, when loud surges lash the sounding shore, '' The hoarse, rough verse should like... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow, And praise the easy vigour of of a line Where Denham's strength, and Waller's sweetness join....chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. ''Pis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...rhymes, and know what's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow; and praise the easy vigour of a line, 360 where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join....chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'T is not enough no harshness gives offence, the sound must seem an echo to the sense: soft is the... | |
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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 smooth stream in smoother numbers flows : But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse... 
