 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pagini
...down. In the succeeding lines, smooth and rough verses cor, respond to the objects which they describe. Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...smoother numbers flows. But when loud surges lash the soimding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. The SECOND class of objects,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagini
...The sound must seem an echo to the sense ; Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the mooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges...The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar r When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw. The line too labours, and the words move slow... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pagini
...learn'd to dance. MV; 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 lond surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When AJaX... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 340 pagini
...sense. . Soft is the strain when Xelihyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flow* : But when loud surges 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 move slow ;... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 702 pagini
...imitation of one of the lines of Pope- already quoted. With this exception the following is the parallel : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows. POPE. Atque adeo, siquid geritur raolimme magno Adde moram, et pariter tecum quoqiic verba laborent... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 pagini
...And afterwards, '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 ff Bat when load surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar.... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1808 - 708 pagini
...of one of the lines of Pope already quoted. With this exception the following is the parallel : Sott is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows. POPE. Atque atleo, siquicl geritur molimme mtgno Adde moram, et pariter tecum quoque verba laborent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pagini
...learn'd to dance. '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 number* flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pagini
...soil less adapted to its nature, and less favourable to its increase. Soft is the strain when Zipbyr 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagini
...the sense : Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, Andthcsmoothstreaminsmoothernumbcrsflows; s. Jore nods assent. Two hopeful boys And .. line girl reward in - joy?. Xo more solicitous lie [throw, When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to The line too labors, and the words move slow:... | |
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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 should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives... 
