 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 pàgines
...nobler ftrain, To bridle a goddefs is no very delicate idea ; but why muft fhe be bridkd? be.caufe Ihe longs to launch ; an act which was never hindered by a bridle : and whither will fhe launch ? into a nobler Jlrain, She is in the firft line a borfe, in the fecond a boat ; and the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pàgines
...nobler ftrain. To bridle a- goddefs is no very delicate idea; but why muft fhe be bridled? becaufe fhe longs to launch; an act which was .never hindered by a bridle: and whkher will fhe launch ? into a nobler Jlrain. She is in the firft line a horfe, in the fecond a boat;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pàgines
...nobler ftrain. To bridle a goddefs is no very delicate idea ; but why muft fhc be bridled ? becaufe fhe longs to launch • an act which was never hindered by a bridle: and whither will fhe launch ? into a noblerftrain. • She is in the tirft line a borfe, in the fecond a boat; and the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 450 pàgines
...nobler Itraiu. To bridle a goddcfe is no very delicate idea ; but why muft fhe be bridled ? becaufe fhe longs to launch ; an act which was never hindered by a bridle: and whither w\\\ foe launch 2 into a nobler Jlra'm. She is in the firft line a borfe, in the ftcond a boat ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pàgines
...nobler ftrain. To bridle a goddefs is no very delicate idea ; but why muft fhe be bridled? becaufe fhe longs to launch; an act which was never hindered by a bridle: and whither will (he launch ? into a nobler Jtrain. She is * Spence. in the firft line a horfe, in the fecond a bo.it;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pàgines
...ib jin. *' To bridle a Gtddefs is no very delicate idea ; but why muft fhe be bridled? becaufe fhe longs to launch ; an act which was never hindered by a bridle : and whither will fhe launch? into a nobler Jlraln. She is in the firft line a horfe, in the fecond a boat ; and the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...poems. There is, however/one broken metaphor, of which \noticen pioperly be taken : Fir'd with that I bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to launch into a nobler strain. , To bridle a geddtss is no very delicate idea ; bat why must she be iridfa becaqse she fangs to launch ; an act... | |
 | 1800 - 572 pàgines
...Dr. Johnson with such just severity, that Mr. Murphy is warranted in having wholly omitted them: " I bridle in my struggling muse with pain, That longs to launch into a bolder strain." P. 44. We shall only farther remark that, in our Opinion, the admirers of modern Latin... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pàgines
...nobler ftrain. To bridle a goddefs is no very delicate idea ; but why muft fhe be bridled? becaufe fhe longs to launch ; an act which was never hindered by a bridle : and .whither will fhe launch ? into a nobler Jlraln. She is * Spence. in the firft line a borfe, in the fecond a boat;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pàgines
...nobler ftrain. To bridle a goddefs is no very delicate idea; but why muft fhe be bridled? becaufe fhe longs to launch; an act which was never hindered by a bridle: and whither will fhe launch ? into a nobler Jlrain. She is * Spence. in the fir# line a horfe, in the fecond a boat;... | |
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I bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to launch into a nobler strain. 
