 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...True ease in writing comes from art, not chance; As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. 365 Soft is the strain, when Zephyr gently blows, And the otnooth stream in smoother numbers flows;... | |
 | 1808 - 674 lehte
...the sense. Soft is the strain where zephyr gently blows, And the smooth 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... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 lehte
...same piece, in the subsequent lines, and with tolerable success, at least in the concluding couplet: Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the...The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar f. An attempt of the same kind of conformity of the sound to the sense, is perhaps but too discernible... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 312 lehte
...Alexandrine ends the song, That like a wounded snake drags iis slow length along. And afterwards, 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Sofi is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, Bat when loud rargn teih the sounding iborc, Th* koarw... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 304 lehte
...strain when Zephyr gently blows, And ihe 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 ; Not... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 308 lehte
...Alexandrine ends the song, That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along. And afterwards, 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to :he sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth strc'arn in smoolher numbers... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 316 lehte
...growth of happier climates, into a soil less adapted to its nature, and less favourable to its increase. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in soioothcr numbers flows. But when loud billows lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should... | |
 | 1803 - 412 lehte
...That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along.' And afterwards, • •• •-• < ' 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must...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 j •... | |
 | 1803 - 372 lehte
...like a wounded snake drags its slow length alonj." And afterwards, " 'Tis not enough no harshness gins offence, "The sound must seem an echo to the sense....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... | |
 | 1803 - 290 lehte
...growth of happier climates, into a soil less adapted to its nature, and less favourable to its increase. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently 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... | |
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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... 
