The metaphysical poets were men of learning, and to show their learning was their whole endeavour: but unluckily resolving to show it in rhyme,- instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses, and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger... Temple Bar - Página 871861Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1796 - 690 páginas
...it in rhyme, inltead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes »* Hood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of criticifm... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 páginas
...it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as ftood the trial of the finger better than of the ear; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. Jf the father of criticifm... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 páginas
...it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as ftood the trial of the finger Better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect:, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of criticifm... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 páginas
...it in rhyme, inftcad of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch vcries as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of critieifm... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 páginas
...it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of criticifm... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 páginas
...it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as ftood the trial of the finger better than of the ear; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of criticifm... | |
| 1796 - 692 páginas
...it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfeft, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. if the father of criticifm... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...of learning, and to shew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme, instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses, and very often'such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than of die ear ; for the modulation was... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...of learning, and to shew their learning was their .whole endeavour; but, unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme, instead of writing poetry they only wrote...stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear j for the modulation was so imperfect, that they were only found to be verses by counting the syllables.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 páginas
...it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of criticifm... | |
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