 THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a tempest.—" Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster and Boreas, and cast them together in one verse. Add to these of rain, lightning, and of thunder, the loudest you can, quantum sufficit.  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 257by Alexander Pope - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...nodus Incident — Never presume to make a god appear, But for a business worthy of a god. IÍOSCOMMON. vailed with double sway ; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Th bnt when he ie in great perplexity.' For tlu Descriptions. — For я TemprM.—' Take Enrns, Zephyr,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 358 pages
...rules, The Vade Mecum of the true sublime, Which makes so many poets, and some fools : (1) [For your tempest, take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and...lightning and thunder (the loudest you can), quantum svjficit. Mix your clouds and billows well together till they foam, and thicken your description here... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1836 - 328 pages
...Incident.' Verse 1g1. ' Never presume to make a god appear But for a business worthy of a god.'—ROSCOMMON. That is to say, a poet should never call upon the gods for their us eutance, but when he is in great perplexity." FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS. thicken your description here... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1837 - 252 pages
...Incident ver. 191. Never presume to make a god appear, But for a business worthy of a god. Rascommtm. 1 That is to say, a poet should never call upon the gods for their assistance, but when he is in peat perplexity.' FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS. Far a Tempest. — ' Take Eurus, Zephyr, Ausиг, mid Boreas,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pages
...Incident.'— Verso 191. ' Never presume to make a god appear But fora business worthy of a god.'— That is to say, a poet should never call upon the...assistance, but when he is in great perplexity." FOR THK DESCRIPTIONS. Fora Ttmpett.— "Take Eurui, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas. and cast them together... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 566 pages
...prescription of Horace in his Art of Poetry : Nec deus intersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus Incident — That is to say, A poet should never call upon the gods for their assistance, but ivhen he is in great perplexity. FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a Tempest. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1847 - 366 pages
...many poets, and some fools : (1) [For your tempest, take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and rast them together in one verse : add to these, of rain, lightning and thunder ithe loudest you can), quanlvm rujficit. Mix your clouds and billowt well together till they foam,... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1849 - 484 pages
...prescription of Horace in his Art of Poetry. " Nee Deus intersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus Inciderit ." That is to say, a poet should never call upon the...in one verse. Add to these of rain, lightning, and of thunder (the loudest you can) quantum sufficit. Mix your clouds and billows well together till they... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1849 - 390 pages
...training, After the style of Virgil and of Homer, So that my name of Epic 's no misnomer, s ' [" For your tempest, take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and...them together in one verse : add to these, of rain, light* ning and thunder (the loudest you can), quantum siiffictt. Mix your clouds and billows well... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...are always ready at a call. For the descriptions, as a tempest, for instance. Take Eurus, Zephyrus, Auster, and Boreas, and cast them together in one...rain, lightning, and thunder (the loudest you can get) quantum sufficit. Mix your clouds and billows, till they foam ; and thickenyour description here... | |
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