| 1845 - 816 oldal
...another striking instance of sliding, unconsciously, fruui critic to poet. " But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong : In the bright muse, though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to... | |
| 1845 - 842 oldal
...another striking instance of sliding, unconsciously, from critic to poet. " But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong : In the bright muse, though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to... | |
| John Wilson - 1846 - 360 oldal
...another striking instance of sliding, unconsciously, from critic to poet. " But most by numbers judge a poet's song, .. . And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong; In the bright muse, though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; Who haunt Parnassus but to please... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1847 - 488 oldal
...first by whom the new are try'd, 335 Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by Numbers judge a Poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong : In the bright Muse, tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 Who haunt Parnassus... | |
| Dyer Hook Sanborn - 1848 - 300 oldal
...other can." — cowper. " In words as in 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."— pope. PART II. ETYMOLOGY. When a scholar commences the study of Grammar, it is intended... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 oldal
...grandsires, in their doublets drest. 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...the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong i : In the bright Muse, though... | |
| George Campbell - 1849 - 472 oldal
...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... | |
| William Sloan Graham - 1849 - 292 oldal
...Pope, also, the great master of "smooth" rhythm, taught the same doctrine, " But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough with them is right or wrong ; In the bright muse, though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire." "Pis plain, the poet agrees... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 oldal
...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... | |
| Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 oldal
...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...the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong ; In the bright Muse though... | |
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