| Horace - 1812 - 198 sivua
...vigour of a line, 360 Where Dtnham's strength, and Wallei'ssweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Sfi5 A trepár... | |
| 1813 - 744 sivua
...it serves for an example to prove the rule, that the perfection of artifice is to hide itself. " For ease in writing flows from art, not chance ; " As those move easiest who bare learnt to dance." In classic attainment General Fitzpatrick could not be compared to die mighty... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 sivua
...take the mountain pine, And make them stoop to the vale. Shaletptare. 19. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 sivua
...vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength, and Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 sivua
...easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. True ease ia writing comes from art, not chance ; As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis. not enough no harshness give offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 sivua
...each foreign tongue ; Prune the luxortant, the uncouth refine, But show no merey to an empty line : Then polish all, with so much life and ease, You think 'tis natore, and a knack to please; * But ease in writing flows from art, nut chance ; As thuse move easiest... | |
| William Scott - 1819 - 366 sivua
...mountain pine, And make them stoop to the vale. — Shakespeare. 19' True ease in writing comes iroin art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. "Tis not enough no liarshness gives offence ; ..The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 294 sivua
...of each foreign tongue; Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine, But show no mercy to an empty line; Then polish all with so much life and ease You think...plague and pains to write by rule, Better (say I) be pleased, and play the fool: Call, if you will, bad rhyming a disease, It gives men happiness, or leaves... | |
| 1822 - 290 sivua
...of each foreign tongue; Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine, But show no mercy to an empty line; Then polish all with so much life and ease You think...plague and pains to write by rule, Better (say I) be pleased, and play the fool: Call, if you will, bad rhyming a disease, It gives men happiness, or leaves... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 sivua
...; whereas our Poet supposes it to be the last, and hardly attained perfection of a laboured NOTES. Then polish all, with so much life and ease, You think...As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance." q If such the plague and pains to write by rule, Better (say I) be pleas 'd and play the fool ; 181... | |
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