 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...  Standard Fifth Reader - Page 60by Epes Sargent - 1867Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 pages
...is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers ff Bat when load surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse...strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so, w brn swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er Hi' unbending... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...strain when Zipbyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows. But when loud billows lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should...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 Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...The sound must seem an echo to the sense ; Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the mooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges...The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar r When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw. The line too labours, and the words move slow... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...down. In the succeeding lines, smooth and rough verses cor, respond to the objects which they describe. Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the...smoother numbers flows. But when loud surges lash the soimding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. The SECOND class of objects,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...should like the torrent roar. When Ajaa strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla...o'er the' unbending corn, and skims along the main. Hear how Timothens' varied lays surprise, And bid alternate passions fall and rise! While at each change... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. [throw, When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to to taste — 'tis sense: Good sense, which only is...the gift of Heaven, And, and tho' no science, fai th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. Hear how Timotheus varied lays surprise. And bid alternate... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 pages
...the sense. " Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, " And the smooth stream in smoother number flows : " But, when loud surges lash the sounding...when swift CAMILLA scours the plain, " Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. " Hear how TIMOTUEUS' vary'd lays surprise, " And bid... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...learn'd to dance. 'T is not enough no harshness gives offence, the sound must seem an echo to the sense: soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, and the...strives some rock's vast weight to throw, the line too labours, and the words move slow; 371 not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, flies o'er th' unbending... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...WHICH SOUND CORRESPONDS TO SIGNIFICATION Smooth and rough .verse. Soft is the strain when zephyr gentle blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows....The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Slow motion imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...learn'd to dance. T is not enough no harshness gives offence, the sound must seem an echo to the sense: soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, and the...flows; but when loud surges lash the sounding shore, Ae hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw,... | |
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