| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 330 lehte
...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....offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense: 365 Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ;... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1854 - 698 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...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 the... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1855 - 468 lehte
...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. POPE. LESSON in. LYR1C POETRY. 1. THE kind of poetry which has been produced in every... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1857 - 490 lehte
...easiest who have learned to dance. 'T is not enough no harshness gives oftence, The sound must seems an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when zephyr...smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the Bounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax" strives some roek's... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 lehte
...Cnttcum, 201, SOUND AN ECHO TO THE SENSE. "Tii not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound mu^t seem an Echo to the sense: Soft is the strain when...smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash die sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 lehte
...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 gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense.... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 lehte
...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 gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense... | |
| Spectator The - 1857 - 780 lehte
...needless Alexandrine ends the »ong, That like a wounded snake drays us slow length along. And afterward, 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence. The sound...seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when '/cphyr gently hluws, And the smooth stream in smoother numb' rs flows; But when loud surges lash the... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1858 - 466 lehte
..." A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along.' " Soft is the strain, when Zephyr gently blows, And...But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The Iioarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw,... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1859 - 512 lehte
...sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance : 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence,...must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain 2 when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; (1) Most lry numbers,... | |
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