 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...  Spectator (The) - Página 2871836 - 714 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1824 - 408 páginas
...beauties that arise from style and expression. — The style should always accord with the subject. " Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the...hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar." But this accordance, this " echo of the sound to the sense," cannot be attained in many languages.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 páginas
...arc nam'd. , SECTION V. VERSES IN WHICH SOUND CORRESPONDS TO SIGNIFICATION. Smooth and rough verse. SOFT is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough vetse should like the torrent roar. Slow motion imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 páginas
...harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when zephyr gertly blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows...sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like a torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line, too, labours, and the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 páginas
...the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother number-- flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore,...should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rocks' vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : 371 Not so when swift... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 páginas
...are nam'd. • SECTION V. VERSES IN WHICH SOUNFVCORRESPONDS TO SIGNIFICATION. Smooth and rough verse. SOFT is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...smoother numbers flows. But when loud surges lash thesoundihg-'Shore, " The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Slmo motion imitated. When... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 páginas
...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 zephyr...blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; c But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 páginas
...of 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 páginas
...easiest who have learn 'd to dance. Tie not enough no harshness gives oiicnce, The sound must seem an e know, 370 The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 páginas
...named. SECTION V. V.ERSES IN WHICH SOCKO CORRESPONDS WITH SIGHIFICATIOS. Smooth and rough verse. i Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 páginas
...ii.'Uii d. SECTION V. . VERSES IN WHICH SOUND CORHKSJ-ONDS TO S1GNIFICATI6.V. Smiintli and rough verse. Soft is the strain when zephyr ge,ntly blows, And...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... | |
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