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... Specimens of the British poets - Sivu 15tekijä(t) British poets - 1809Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 300 sivua
...loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough Terse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line...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 - 1810 - 404 sivua
...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...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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 sivua
...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...slow ; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise of Camilla's lightness of foot, he tried another... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 sivua
...harmony, it will be sufficient to remark, that the poet,, who tell* ns, When Ajax strives some rtick's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the...slow : Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Files o'cf th' unbending corn, ami skinis along the main ; wheti he had enjoyed for about thirty years... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 460 sivua
...hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to thiow, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not...so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main From these lines, laboured with great attention, and celebrated... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 sivua
...hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to thiow, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not...so when swift Camilla scours the plain. Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims aloi^ the main From these lines, laboured wiih great attention,, and... | |
| Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 sivua
...the plain, " Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. " Hear how TIMOTUEUS' vary'd lays surprise, " And bid alternate passions fall,...rise ! " While, at each change, the Son of Lybian JOVF. " Now burns with glory, and then melts with love : " Now his fierce eyes with trembling fury... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 sivua
...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...o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main—- when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise of Camilla's lightness of foot, he tried another... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 sivua
...loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough terse should like the torrent row. When Ajax strives, some rock's vast weight to throw, The line...so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skimt along the main. The beautiful Distich upon Ajax in the foregoing lines,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 sivua
...loud billows lash the sounding shore, The horse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw. The line...so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. From these lines, laboured with great attention , and... | |
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