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 - Page 208edited by - 1808Full view - About this book
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...strain, when Zephyr gently blows, And the otnooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should...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'... | |
| George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...lines, and with tolerable success, at least in the concluding couplet : 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 f . An attempt... | |
| English essays - 1803 - 406 pages
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| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. 365 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... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...harshness gives offence , The sound must aeem 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 torrentroar: ^/Vhen Ajax strives... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...no harshness gives offenc?, 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 424 pages
...less adapted to its nature, aud less favourable to its increase. • Soft is the strain, when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers...the torrent roar. • When Ajax strives some rock's vust weight to throw. The line too labours, and the words move slow ; JNTot so when swift Camilla scours... | |
| 1806 - 346 pages
...soil'less adapted to its nature, and less favourable to its increase. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows. And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud billows lash the soundsng shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 pages
...if»*Ar.i •;•• ^*\ • -( '"*• . "r ,'-•'•••.• * ' 28. 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... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...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 should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives... | |
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