 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 pągines
...antithesis, the opposite parts of which are always emphatical. Thus in the following couplet from Pope : 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill. The words writing and Judging are opposed to each other, and are therefore the emphatical words : where... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pągines
...vcr. 714. Lord Roscommon, &c. vcr. 725. Conclusion. ESSAY (XV CRITIC I W. Til hard to say, if greatrr want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of the two, k-ss dangerous is th' offence. to tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Sonic fc.w in that, but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pągines
...Arida, v. 705. Boi. leau, v. 714. Lord Rescommon &c. v. 725. Conclusion. AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM. PART I. 'TIS hard to say if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill; But of the two, less daug'rous is th' offence To tire our patience than mislead our sense : Some few in that, but numbers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pągines
...705. Boileau, ver. 714. /.•.•/,/ Rotcommon, Isfj, ver. 725. Ctnclusien. AM ES SAY ON CRITICISM. hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But, of the two, less dang'rous is th' offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers... | |
 | Horace - 1812 - 198 pągines
...SOBRE A CRITICA. POR A. POPE. \ AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM. BY ALEXANDER POPE. 'Tis hard to say if gi eater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of the two, less dang'rous is th' offence To tire our patience than mislead our sense : Some few in that, but numbers... | |
 | George Fulton - 1814 - 452 pągines
...more distinct, and does not at all hurt the harmony of the verse : as in the following sentences; 1 . 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear...writing, or in judging ill : But of the two, less dang'rous is tb' offence To tinj our patience, than mislead our sense. 2. Say what the use — were... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pągines
...drear abodes, > Abhorr'd by men, and dreadful even to gods. Pope's Homer's Iliad. 40. — The Art of Criticism. Tis hard' to say, if greater' want of skill...in writing', or in judging' ill ; But, of the two, Jess' dang'rous is th' offence To tire' our patience', than mislead' our sense' : Some few' in that',... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 pągines
...Erasmus, ver. 693. Vida, ver. 70,5. Boileau, ver. 714. Lord Roscommon, Sfc. ver. 725. Conclusion. Air ESSAY ON CRITICISM. Tis hard to say, if greater want...writing or in judging ill ; But, of the two, less dang'rous is the offence To tire our patience, than rnislead our sense. NOTES. An Essay] For a person... | |
 | John Walker - 1822 - 404 pągines
...succeeding syllable, so as not to increase the number of syllables to the ear, or at all to hurt the melody. 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear...writing, or in judging ill : But of the two, less dang'rous is th* offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Pofe. Him the Almighty Power... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 428 pągines
...Erasmus, ver. 693. Vida, ver. 705. Boileau, ver. 714. Lord Roscommon, #c. ver. 725. Conclusion. AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM. 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; c But, of the two, less dang'rous is the offence -£•. " *-••%v To tire our patience, than... | |
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