 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 488 lehte
...— Warton. Ver. 328. Unlucky, as Fungoso, $c.] See Ben Jonson's Every Man out of his Humour. — P. In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike...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 judge a Poet's song, And smooth... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1847 - 490 lehte
...follow our own recommendation in ihn respect : In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, A like fantastic if too new or old . Be not the first by whom the new are tried, - or yet the laat to lay the old aside. — POPB. t Except in Greek and foreign-- words, as system,... | |
 | Dyer Hook Sanborn - 1848 - 300 lehte
...moral, sensible, and well-bred man will notaffrontme, and no other can." — cowper. " In words as in fashions, the same rule will hold, alike fantastic,...whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside."— pope. PART II. ETYMOLOGY. When a scholar commences the study of Grammar, it is intended... | |
 | George Campbell - 1849 - 472 lehte
...advice of the poet with regard to both the before-mentioned sorts of barbarism is extremely good. " In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold —...whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside."* PART III. By the Use of Good Words new-modelled. The third species of barbarism is that... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 738 lehte
...alone I knew would little please, 1010 Let fall the unfinish'd wreath, and roved for fruit ; * " Be Dot the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside." Papc. Eiuiy an Cril. ii. 338. t " And may at last my weary age Find out the peaceful hermitage."... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 lehte
...moderns in their sense ; * • * * ' In words, as fashions, the same rnle will hold ; Alike fantastie, if too new, or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. Bnt most by nnmbers jndge a poet's song, And smooth or rongh, with them, is right or wrong... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1851 - 628 lehte
...the fine gentleman wore yesterday ; 330 And but so mimic ancicnt wits at best, As apes ourgrandsires in their doublets dress'd. In words, as fashions,...fantastic, if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new arc tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most hy numhers judge a poet's song; And... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 lehte
...history. An obsolete word can be used in poetry when it can not be in prose. Pope's rule is a good one : " In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike...fantastic if too new or old ; Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Ncr yet the last to lay the old aside." RULE IV. — When the usage is divided as to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1851 - 328 lehte
...yesterday ; And but so mimic ancient wits at best, As apes our grandsires in their doublets drest. In words as fashions the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old : pe not the first by whom the new are tried, ifNor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 lehte
...yesterday ; 130 And but so mimic ancient wits at best, As apes our grandsires in their doublets dressed. In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike fantastic, if too new or old: JBe not the first by whom the new are tried, 135 Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by... | |
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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. 
