True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Seite 199von Alexander Pope - 1853Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...aueet. A needless Alexandrine ends the sonpf, falon?. That, like a vouoded snake, dratrs its slow length Leave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know...languishingly slow, And praise the easy vigour of of a line Where Denham's strength, and Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 Seiten
...Alexandrine ends the song, [along. That like a wounded snake, drags its slow length LeaTe such to time their own dull rhymes and know What's roundly smooth...languishingly slow; And praise the easy vigour of a line, [join. Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,]'... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 Seiten
...song, [along. That like a wounded snake, drags its slow length Leave Such to tune their own dull rhymed and know What's roundly smooth or languishingly slow; And praise the easy vigour of a line, [join. Where Denbam's strength and Waller's sweetness True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 Seiten
...needless Alexandrine ends the song, [long, that, like a wounded snake, drags it's slow length aLeave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know what's roundly smooth, or lunguish'mgly slow; and praise the easy vigour of a line, 3GO where Denham's strength and Waller's... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 Seiten
...needless Alexandrine ends the son);, [aloner. 'bat, like a wounded snake, drag's its slow Ic-nirth ^eave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or lanftuishingly slow, And praisn the easy vigour of of a line Wliere Uenliam's strength, and Waller's... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 Seiten
...thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That like awounded suake drags its slow length along, And praise the easy vigour of a line 360 Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness joinTrue ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.... | |
| Horace - 1812 - 198 Seiten
...thought, 355 A needless Akxandiine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Leave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or Innguishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, 360 Where Dtnham's strength, and Wallei'ssweetness... | |
| Elizabeth Appleton - 1815 - 362 Seiten
...age of prodigy. Genius or no genius, he alone shall be clever who is studious; for, as Pope says, " True ease in writing comes from art, not chance", " As those move easiest who have learnt to dance:" and chance has as little to do with any other study as with writing. we mast A young... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 Seiten
...thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Leave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know...languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. True ease ia writing comes from art, not chance... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 Seiten
...thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along. l«eave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know...languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength,and Waller's sweetnesTrue ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those... | |
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