 | Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 502 σελίδες
...verse, changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin. Blank verse, said an ingenious critick, seems to be verse only to the eye. Poetry may subsist without rhyme,... | |
 | George Tucker - 1822 - 380 σελίδες
...verse, changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer; and there are only a few happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin." v in the beginning of different words, or allitera* tion—- as well as of the same sound in their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 484 σελίδες
...verse, changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin. Blank verse, said an ingenious critick, seems to be verse only to the eye. Poetry may subsist without rhyme,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 σελίδες
...measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few skilful and L happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to * perceive where the lines end or begin. Blank verse, said an ingenious critick, seems, to be verse only to the eye, Poetry may subsist without rhyme,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 σελίδες
...changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few skilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the Hues end or begin. " Blank verse," said an ingenious critick, " seems to be verse only to the eye."... | |
 | 1827 - 574 σελίδες
...changes the measures of an English poet, to the periods of a dechimer; and there are only'a few skilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin, lilank-rersc, said an INGENIOUS critic, stem to be verse only to the eyt." Life of Milton. " Blank-verse,... | |
 | John Milton - 1833 - 438 σελίδες
...measures of an English poet to the periods; and lastly, that there are only a few happy readers of Millon, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin; and concludes with the observation of an ingenious critic, as he calls him, <> that blank verse seems... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 σελίδες
...changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few skilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience...to perceive where the lines end or begin. " Blank verse," said an ingenious critic, "seems to be verse only to the eye." Poetry may subsist without rhyme,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 σελίδες
...changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimcr ; and there are only a few skilful se by whom he was informed ; and could frequently...recollect incidents, with all their combination of cir verse," said an ingenious critic, " seems to be verse only to the eye." Poetry may subsist without... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 σελίδες
...changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few skilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive where the lines end or begin. Blank verse, said an ingeuious critic, seems to be verse only to the eye. Poetry may subsist without rhyme,... | |
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... and preserved by the artifice of rhyme. The variety of pauses, so much boasted by the lovers of blank verse, changes the measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a few skilful and happy readers of Milton, who... 
