 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
 | Alfred Guy L'Estrange - 1878 - 414 pages
...and the " machines," he comes to the " descriptions." "For a Tempest. — Take Eurus, Zephyr, Anstcr, and Boreas, and cast them together 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 until... | |
 | sir John Bowring - 1879 - 626 pages
...(p. 82). Martinus Scriblerus has given us a receipt for making a storm at sea. " Take," he says, " Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and cast them together in one verse ; add to these rain, lightning, and thunder the loudest that you can. Mix your clouds and billows well together till... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pages
...But for a business worthy of a god. RoscomoN. That is to say, a poet should never call upon the gode for their assistance, but when he is in great perplexity.' For the Dencriptions. — For a Tempest. — ' Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and cast them together... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1880 - 456 pages
...Verse 191. ' Never presume to make a god appear But for a business worthy of a god.' — KOSCOMMOW. That is to say, a poet should never call upon the...Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and cast them together into one verse. Add to these, of rain, lightning, and of thunder, (the loudest you can), quantum sufficit.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1880 - 404 pages
...Veise 191. * Never presume to make a god appear But for a business worthy of a god." — ROSCOMMOH. That is to say, a poet should never call upon the...their assistance, but when he is in great perplexity." FOE THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a Tempest. — " Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and cast them together... | |
 | 1881 - 578 pages
...' Art of Poetry :' ' Never presume to make a g<xl appear. But for a business worthy of a god.' Tnat d the advantage of a more liberal education rise above one another by FOB THE DESCItlPTIOKS. For a Tempest — "Take Burns, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and cast them together... | |
 | George Saintsbury - 1885 - 430 pages
...nodus Incident— 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...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... | |
 | George Saintsbury - 1885 - 432 pages
...nodus Incident. — Never presume to mahe a God appear Bue for a business worehy of a God. Roscommon. 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... | |
 | George Saintsbury - 1885 - 426 pages
...nodus Incident. — Never presume to make a God appear But for a business worthy of a God. Rotfommon, That is to say, a poet should never call upon the...their assistance, but when he is in great perplexity." 168 ALEXANDER POPE. FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a tempest. — " Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster and Boreas,... | |
 | George Saintsbury - 1885 - 432 pages
...nodus Incident. — Never presume to mahe 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 theii assistance, but when he is in great perplexity." FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a tempest. — " Take... | |
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