 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 pàgines
...("which I have not now the Leifure to examine) his own particular Reafon is plainly this, that Rhime was not his Talent ; he had neither the Eafe of doing...Graces of it ; which is manifeft in his Juvenilia, or Verfcs written in his Youth; where his Rhime is always conftrain'd and forc'd, and comes hardly from... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pàgines
...ufed it: for whatever caufes he alledges for the abolifhing of rhyme (which I have not now the leifure to examine) his own particular reafon is plainly this,...eafe of doing it, nor the graces of it ; which is manifeftin his Juvenilia, or verfes written in his youth; where his rhyme is always conftrained and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pàgines
...it : for whatever caufes he alledges for 'the abolifliing of rhyme (which I have not now the leifure to examine) his own particular reafon is plainly this,...that rhyme was not his talent ; he had neither the ealeof doing it, nor the graces of it ; which is manifeft in his Juvenilia, or vcrfes written in his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 pàgines
...ufed it: for whatever caufes he alledges fortheabolifhing of rhyme (which I have not now the leifure to examine) his own particular reafon is plainly this,...eafe of doing it, nor the graces of it ; which is manileft in his Juvenilia, or verfes written in his youth ; where his rhyme is always conftrained and... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 448 pàgines
...obfervation which Dryden has made in the dedica" tion of his Juvenal, that rhyme was not Milton's " talent ; he had neither the eafe of doing it, nor " the graces of it. But then it muft be faid, that " he had talents for greater things ; and there is " more harmony in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 398 pàgines
...(which I Lave not now the leilure to examine) his own particular reafon is plainly this, that rhvme was not his talent ; he had neither the eafe of doing...graces of it ; which is manifeft in his Juvenilia, cr verfes written in his youth ; where his rhyme is always conftrained and forced, and comes hardly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 390 pàgines
...ufed it: for whatever caufes he alledges for the abolifhing of rhyme (which I have not now the leilure to examine) his own particular reafon is plainly this,...that rhyme was not his talent ; he had neither the cafe of doing it, nor the graces of it ; which is tnanife;i in his Juvenilia, or verfes written in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pàgines
...it: for whatever caul'es he alledges for the abolifhing of rhyme (which I have not now the leilurc to examine) his own particular reafon is plainly this, that rhyme was not his talent; he had neither s!:e cafe of doing it, nor the graces of it; which is manifeft in his Juvenilia, or vcrfes written... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pàgines
...for the abolishing of rhyme, (which I have not now the leisure to examine,) his own particular reason is plainly this, — that rhyme was not his talent ; he had neither the ease of doing it, nor the graces of it : which is manifest in his JUVENILIA, or verses written in his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pàgines
...for the abolishing of rhyme, (which I have not now the leisure to examine,) his own particular reason is plainly this, —that rhyme was not his talent ; he had neither the ease of doing it, nor the graces of it : which is manifest in his JUVENILIA, or verses written in.... | |
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Juvenilia,' or verses written in his youth, where his rhyme is always constrained and forced, and comes hardly from him, at an age when the soul is most pliant, and the passion of love makes almost every man a rhymer though not a poet. 
