 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 like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives...  The British Essayists - Σελίδα 208επεξεργασία από - 1808Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 σελίδες
...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 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 σελίδες
...WHICH SOUND CORHKSJ-ONDS TO S1GNIFICATI6.V. Smiintli and rough verse. Soft is the strain when zephyr ge,ntly blows, 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. Slow motion... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1826 - 320 σελίδες
...motion, as, forewarn, mankind. Example 1. Thus Pope, in his Essar on Criticism, " But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar." Example 2. Again, " With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 σελίδες
...IS WHICH SOUND CORRESPONDS TO SIGMrKTATION. Smooth and rough verse. 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 like the torrent mar*. Slow motion... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 σελίδες
...harslmess 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 like the torrent roar: When Ajax strives... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1828 - 252 σελίδες
...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,...roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to tkrow, The line too labours, and the words move slow. Slow Motion imitated.^ Swift and easy Motion.... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 σελίδες
...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 like the torrent roar, When Ajax strives some reek's vast weight- to throvr, The line, too, labours, and the words move slow : Not so when swift... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 σελίδες
...strain when zephyr gently blows. And the smooth stream in smoother numbers (lows. Bait when loud surges lash the sounding shore, 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... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 σελίδες
...no harshness give 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 like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives... | |
 | Rev. Samuel Wood - 1833 - 224 σελίδες
...syllables as those marked with Italics in the following lines : Soft is the strain, when zeph-yr gent-\y blows, And the smooth stream in smoother num-bers flows ; But when loud sur-ges lash the sound-iug shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the tor-rent roar. The length... | |
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