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...strain, when Zephyr gently blows, Aud the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows, But when loud billows lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should...roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, Tho line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain,...

...gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ;...roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labors, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies...

...gives oflence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ;...like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's v&st weight to throw, The line too labors, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours...

...syllables into ancient harmony have only given additional evidence of the hopelessness of the enterprise. But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The...roar : When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, 370 The line too labors, and the words move slow : Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain,...

...gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ;...roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too. labours, and the words move slow : 370 Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain,...

...the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently hlows, And the smooth stream in smoother numhers tial scene heheld, 3y Pallas guarded through the dreadful field; 631 tight darts he throw, The line too lahours, and the words move slow : 370 Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain,...

...not chance ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ;...roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, -\i The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain,...

...gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ;...roar : When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain,...

...concluding couplet: Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother number flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore....The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar '•'. An attempt of the same kind of conformity of the sound to the sense, is perhaps but too discernible...