 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...rhymes, and know What 's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow, And praise the easy vigour of a line Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join....blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; c But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar.... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...That by the top doth take the mountain pine, And make them stoop to the vale. — Shakespeare. 19. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As...echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when zephyr gertly blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...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,...Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother number-- flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...arc nam'd. , SECTION V. VERSES IN WHICH SOUND CORRESPONDS TO SIGNIFICATION. Smooth and rough verse. SOFT is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough vetse should like the torrent roar. Slow motion imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 pages
...are nam'd. • SECTION V. VERSES IN WHICH SOUNFVCORRESPONDS TO SIGNIFICATION. Smooth and rough verse. SOFT is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...smoother numbers flows. But when loud surges lash thesoundihg-'Shore, " The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Slmo motion imitated. When... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, 360 s mule my right, the undoubted victor I? Others, 'tis...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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pages
...rhimes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength, and Waller's sweetness join....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 - 1828 - 256 pages
...more are nam'd. SECTION V. VERSES 1H WHICH SOUND CORRESPONDS TO SIGNIFICATION Smooth and rough Verse. SOFT is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...smoother 'numbers flows, • But when loud surges^ lasji the sounding shore, '^ ;i' The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. ** Slow Motion... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...rhymcs,and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, 3GC d flow»; But when loud surges lash ihc sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow : And praise the easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join....from art, not chance ; As those move easiest who have learned to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness give offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense... | |
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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... 
