 Eighthly; a long syllable made short, or a short syllable made long, raises, by the difficulty of pronouncing contrary to custom, a feeling similar to that of hard labor: When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labors, and the...  Elements of Criticism - Page 301by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1844 - 504 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 430 pages
...principles of representative harmony, it will be sufficient to remark that the poet, who tells us, that When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow: Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...flows; But when loud surgesla?h the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse 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 scours the plain, Flies o'er th 1 unbending corn, and skims along the main.... | |
 | William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - Education - 1817 - 606 pages
...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 too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1819 - 718 pages
...marble floor Of some old temple wide. In the succeeding lines, we perceive that slow motion is imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. In the next example, the verse resembles swift and easy motion. Not... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...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 too labours, and the words move slow; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. I Slow Motion* When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words more slow. Swift and Easy. Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1819 - 364 pages
...principles of representative harmony, it will be sufficient to remark that the poet who tells us, that When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, , The line too labours, and the words, move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain Flies o'er the unbending... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar, ' Slow Motion. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw,, The line too labours, and the words move slow. . •Swift and Easy. I Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...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 too labours, and the words move slow; Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, [main. Flics o'er the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1821 - 466 pages
...principles of representative harmony, it will be sufficient to remark that the poet, who tells us, that • When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er tli' unbending... | |
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