 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 should...  Principles of elocution - Էջ 77William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 էջ
...chance j As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance, "Tis not enough no harshness gives oticiice, his bold addressing : For how precarious is the blessing ! A wife ne iakes. And now fo Andthcsmoothstreaminsmoothernumbcrsflows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 էջ
...cJiance, 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 the strain when aephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when lond surges lash the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 էջ
...chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'T is not enough no harshness gives offence, the sound must seem an echo to the sense: soft is...When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, the line too labours, and the words move slow; 371 not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, flies... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 էջ
...chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. T is not enough no harshness gives offence, the sound must seem an echo to the sense: soft is...flows; but when loud surges lash the sounding shore, Ae hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 548 էջ
...chance,]' 363 As those move easiest who have leara'd to dance. Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is...smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sound ing shore, 368 The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 էջ
...WHICH SOUND CORRESPONDS TO SIGNIFICATION Smooth and rough .verse. Soft is the strain when zephyr gentle blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows....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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 300 էջ
...Writings of Pope, sect. IK. p. 97. 2d. 1768. And afterwards, v Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense, Soft is...gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flrws : But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough Terse should like the torrent... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 էջ
...modulations of the voice in reading and speaking : " 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, " The sound must seem an echo to the sense. " Soft is...gently blows, " And the smooth stream in smoother number flows : " But, when loud surges lash the sounding shore, '' The hoarse, rough verse should like... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 էջ
...strain, when Zrphyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud billows lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should...roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to thiow, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 460 էջ
...happier climates, into a soil less adapted to its nature, and less favourable to its increase. . " • Soft is the strain, when Zephyr gently blows, And...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... | |
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