 | English essays - 1729 - 314 pages
...vaft Weight to throw, The Line too labours, and the Words move flow; Het fo, when fwift Camilla fcours the Plain, flies o'er th' unbending Corn, and skims along the Main. THE beautiful Diftich upon Ajax in the foregoing Lines, puts me in Mind of a Defcription in Homer's Odyffey, which... | |
 | 1738 - 310 pages
...Camilla fcottrs the Plain, Flies o'erth'' unbending Corn, and skims alongtheMain] THE beautiful Diftich upon Ajax in the foregoing Lines, puts me in mind of a Defcription in Homer's Odyfiey, which none of the Criticks have taken notice of. It is where Sijyphus... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line loo labours, and the words move slow; 371 Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along tli« Hear how Timotheus' vary'd lays surprise, [mais. And bid alternate passions fall and rise, 375... | |
 | 1778 - 336 pages
...tlie plain, " Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and Bcims along the "• main." The beautiful diftich upon Ajax in the foregoing lines, puts me in mind of a description in Homer's Odyfley, which none of the critics have taken nouce of. It is where Kifyphus is reprefented lifting... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...that the poet wlio tells us, that When When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so, when...o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main ; when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise of Camilla's lightness of foot, he tried another... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...introduceth a line of the same kind a little after in the same piece, to represent uncommon speed : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main J. A most wonderful and peculiar felicity in this measure to be alike adapted to imitate the opposite... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...introduceth a line of the same kind .a little after in the same piece, to represent uncommon speed : Not so. when, swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn,. and skims along, the mainj. A most wonderful and 'peculiar felicity in this measure to be alike adapted to ^mitate the opposite... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so when...the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims jlong the main. From these lines, laboured with great attention, and celebrated by a rival wit, may... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labors, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla...puts me in mind of a description in Homer's Odyssey. It is where Sisyphus is represented lifting his stone up the hill, which is no sooner carried to the... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...verse should like the torrentroar: ^/Vhen Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw , The line too labours , and the words move slow ; Not so , when...o'er th' unbending corn , and skims along the main. Hear how Timothens' vary?d.lays surprise , And bid alternate passions Tall and rise ! "While at each... | |
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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 some rock's vast weight to throw, The line... 
