 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.  La Belle Assemblée - Page 161808Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...ancient times. In wordi, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastie, if tco new or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. Pape'i Essay on Criticism. See the observations on this subject, pages 59 — 61, and bl,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...doublets drcst. In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike fantastic, if too new or old. Be they are in our eyes! We tread thein to dust, and a troop of them dies, 4 And smooth or rough with them is rightonvroug: In the brightM use tho'thousand charms conspire. Her... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...doublets drest. In words as fashions the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if 100 new or old : Be not the first by whom th'e new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers jndge a poet's song. And smooth or rough with them is right or wrong: In the bright Muse though thousandcharms... | |
 | James Beattie - 1809 - 406 pages
...newest of the old words, and the oldest of the new, or that they are unattentive to Pope's precept, Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.* We must not suppose, that these poetical words never occur at all, except in poetry. Even... | |
 | Alexander Crombie - 1809 - 456 pages
...lexicographer. 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. I'vpe's Essay on Criticism. In short, in this, as in every other question on this subject,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...hold ; alike fantastic, if too new or old : be not the first by whom the new are try'd, 335 nor yet the last to lay the old aside, But most by numbers...wrong: in the bright muse tho' thousand charms conspire her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; 340 who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, not mend... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...hold ; alike fantastic, if too new or old : be not the first by whom the new are try'd, 335 nor yet the last to lay the old aside, But most by numbers...wrong: in the bright muse tho' thousand charms conspire her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; 340 •who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, not... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 282 pages
...poet, Pope : In words, as fashions, the same rule will bold, Alike fantastick if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. Essay tn Criticism, (4) Cress of great importance te the firs! impression we raafet upon... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...will quickly pass, And one unbounded spring encircle all. SECTION IV. On Versification. MANY by Number judge a Poet's song} And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong; In the bright Muse though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; Who haunt Parnassus but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are try'd, 335 Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers...In the bright Muse tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 Who haunts Parnassus but to please their ear, } Not... | |
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