 | John Milton - 1808 - 96 pàgines
...just quoted, v. 1. seq. * Harry whose tuneful and well-measured song " First tanght our English musick how to span '' Words with just note and accent, not to scan " With Midas-ears, committing short and long." Waller joins with Milton in saying, that other composers admit... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pàgines
...THE Publishing his Airs. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd song First taught our English musick how to span Words with just note and accent, not to scan With Midas ears, committing short and long; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for envy to look wan; To after... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pàgines
...THE Publishing his Airs. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd song First taught our English musick how to span Words with just note and accent, not to scan With Midas ears, committing short and long; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for envy to look wan; To after... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pàgines
...blood. XIII. TO MR. B. LA WES OK THE PUBLISHING IK AIRS. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd son; First taught our English music how to span Words with just note and accent, not to son With Midas ears, committing short andloi^; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 428 pàgines
...English Composer, who attended to this point; for he there tays that his Tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English Music how to span Words...scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long. And if Milton, who was certainly a competent judge, is allowed to have spoken truth on this occasion,... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 436 pàgines
...English Composer, who attended to this point; for he there »ays that his Tuneful and well-measured song first taught our English Music how to span Words...scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long. And if Milton, who was certainly a competent judge, is allowed to have spoken truth on this occasion,... | |
 | Capel Lofft - 1813 - 274 pàgines
...MILTON. TO MR. H. LAWES. ON HIS AYRES. FEB. IX. MDCXLV. MS. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd Song First taught our ENGLISH MUSIC how to span Words...scan With MIDAS ears, committing short and long;— Thy Worth and Skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for Envy to look wan : To after-age... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pàgines
...HARRY, whose tuneful and well-measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words with .|ust note and accent, not to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng) 5 With praise enough for envy to look wan ; To after... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pàgines
...TO MB. H. LAV.'KS, ON THE PUBLISHING HIS JJRS. Written 1645. HARRY, whose tuneful and well-measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words...to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long ; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for Envy to look wan ; To after... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1819 - 342 pàgines
...tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music, how to span Words, with j iist notes and accent, not to scan , With Midas' ears, committing short and long! * It is observable, that, within these fifty years, Martini published in Italy, in elegant characters,... | |
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HARRY, whose tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music how to span Words with just note and accent, not to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long, Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for Envy... 
