Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows 1 , 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 : The line too labours, and the words move slow; When... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Página 53de Alexander Pope - 1889 - 505 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 páginas
...sense. Soft is the strain, when Zephyr gently blows, And the bmooth stream in smoother numbers fle But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent ra When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to th The line too labours, and the words move slow Not... | |
| 1808 - 674 páginas
...as a beautiful example of adapting the sound to the sense. And the smooth stream in smoother number? flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough Terse should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too... | |
| George Campbell - 1801 - 404 páginas
...tolerable success, at least in the concluding couplet: Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ;...The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar f. An attempt of the same kind of conformity of the sound to the sense, is perhaps but too discernible... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 316 páginas
...strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in soioothcr numbers flows. But when loud billows lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajai strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words more slow ;... | |
| 1803 - 372 páginas
...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; "...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... | |
| Adrian Hardy Haworth - 1803 - 430 páginas
...strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbersßaws ; Eut when loud billows 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 »low... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 218 páginas
...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...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 :... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 páginas
...press, to insert a new preposition or conjunction. . 28. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But...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;... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 páginas
...press, to insert a new prepositiou or conjunction. 28. Soft is t1¿e strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But...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;... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 426 páginas
...press, to insert a new preposition or conjunction. 28. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But...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... | |
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