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... The British Essayists;: Spectator - Página 274por Alexander Chalmers - 1808Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 páginas
...join. 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;... | |
| 1803 - 412 páginas
...reader may observe the following lines in the view: " VI ** ' A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along.'...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... | |
| 1803 - 372 páginas
...may observe the following lines in the same view. •-- A needless Alexandrine ends the song, " That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along. " And afterwards, " 'Tis not enough no harshness givts offence, " The sound muse seem an echo to the sense. " Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 páginas
...reader may observe the following lines in the same view. A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along. And afterwards, Tis not enough no harshness gives offenc?, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows ; And... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 páginas
...join. 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 smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ;... | |
| 1806 - 408 páginas
...join. 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...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... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 páginas
...join 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...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 lash the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 páginas
...sweetness 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...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 páginas
...True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. MV; not enough no harshness gives offence, .The sound...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... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 páginas
...sweetuess 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. Soft is Ihe strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud... | |
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