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... The British Essayists: Spectator - Página 256editado por - 1823Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 páginas
...sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Slow motion imitated. When Aj;«x strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. • Swift and easy motion. \ot so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th1 unbending corn,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 páginas
...lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrejit roar. Slow motion imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. Swift and easy motion. Not so when swift Camilla sco'urs the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 páginas
...the sounding shore', The hoarse', rough verse', should like the torrent mar*. Slow motion imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw',...The line' too labours', and the words move slow*. Sivift and easy motion. Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain*, Flies o'er th' unbending corn',... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 páginas
...lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Slow motion imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow., Swift and easy motion. Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, 1-Mies o'er th" unbending corn,... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 878 páginas
...millions odds to one against any single thnw that the assigned order will not be cast. Benllev's Sermons. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. Pope. The oddness of the proposition taught others to reflect a little ; and the bill was thrown out.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 páginas
...Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flow»; But when loud surges lash ihc / : 37Í Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along... | |
| George Combe - 1830 - 732 páginas
...following illustrations are furnished chiefly by Eventuality. " When AJAX strives some rock's huge weight to throw, The line too, labours, and the words move slow ; r Not so when swift CAMILLA scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1830 - 492 páginas
...pronouncing contrary to custom, a feeling similar to that of hard labour : When Ajax strives some rock's vntt weight to throw. The line too labours, and the words move slow.— Eaay on Crit. 370. Ninthly, Harsh or rough words pronounced with difficulty, excite a feeling similar... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1833 - 518 páginas
...raises, by the difficulty of pronouncing contrary to custom, a feeling similar to that of hard labor : When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labors, and the words move slow. Essay on Crit. 370. Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 páginas
...strain, when Zephyr gently blows, Aud the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows, But when loud billows Tho line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Fliea o'er... | |
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