 | William Sloan Graham - 1849 - 292 pàgines
...the music of his verse. Pope, also, the great master of "smooth" rhythm, taught the same doctrine, " But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire." "Pis plain, the poet agrees with the "tuneful fools," in considering " smoothness" the essential quality... | |
 | George Campbell - 1849 - 472 pàgines
...barbarism is extremely good. " In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold — Alike fantastic if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside."* PART III. By the Use of Good Words new-modelled. The third species of barbarism is that... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 pàgines
...their sense ; * • * * ' In words, as fashions, the same rnle will hold ; Alike fantastie, if too new, or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. Bnt most by nnmbers jndge a poet's song, And smooth or rongh, with them, is right or wrong... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1851 - 328 pàgines
...will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old : pe not the first by whom the new are tried, ifNor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers...conspire, •. Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear ; Not mend their minds, as some to church repair^ Not... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pàgines
...in their doublets dress'd. In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old. Be not the first by whom the new are...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 pàgines
...hold ; Alike fantastic, if too new or old: JBe not the first by whom the new are tried, 135 Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 140 Who haunt Parnassus2 but to please the ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair,... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 pàgines
...appropriateness of expression. The follo.'/ing is one of the most admired passages in this poem : " But most by numbers judge a poet's song ; And smooth...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire. Who haunt Parnassus but to please the ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not for... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1854 - 154 pàgines
...same shall be ; That soul, which can immortal glory give To her own virtues, must for ever live. 7. But most by numbers judge a poet's song; And smooth...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please the ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not for... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - 1854 - 514 pàgines
...recommendation in this respect : In word*, ns fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old . Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. — Рорв. t Except in Greek and foreign words, as system, tyrant, myrrh, alcJtymy, &c.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pàgines
...grandsires in their doublets dress'd. In words as fashions the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried,...old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, I And smooth or rough with them is right or wrong: In the bright muse though thousand charms conspire,... | |
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In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. 
