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... The Monthly magazine - Seite 32von Monthly literary register - 1808Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1768 - 450 Seiten
...shore, The hoarfe rotigh verfe shou'd like the torrent rore. When AJKK ftrives Corne Rock's vaft weigth to throw , The line too labours , and the words move slow; Not fo'when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, Files o' er the unbending corn, and skiras along the main.... | |
| 1808 - 674 Seiten
...shore, The hoarse rough Terse 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 iwift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. Essay on Criticism.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...sufficient to remark 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...so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main ; when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise... | |
| 1803 - 290 Seiten
...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...so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims jlong the main. From these lines, laboured with great attention, and... | |
| 1803 - 372 Seiten
...•f 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...when swift Camilla scours the plain, " Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main." The beautiful distich upon Ajax in the foregoing lines,... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...be sufficient to remark that the tioet who tells us, that When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move...so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main ; when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrentroar: ^/Vhen Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw , The line too labours , and the words move..., when swift Camilla scours the plain , Flies o'er th' unbending corn , and skims along the main. Hear how Timothens' vary?d.lays surprise , And bid alternate... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 Seiten
...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' unbending corn, and skims along the main. The beautiful Distich upon Ajax in the foregoing lines,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 Seiten
...furrows rise, A dreadful scene ! and slim before his eyes. Atf. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move...so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th* unbending corn, and sk:ms along the main. Pope. Such as have active spirits, who are ever slimming... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 360 Seiten
...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...so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th'unbending corn, and skims along the main.* tort, on ctiticitm. PREMIÈRE TRADUCTION. Que le style... | |
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