 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...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,... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...i» well expressed by an Alexindrine verse. The The following is an example of slow motion longed : A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. POPE. f The next example is of forcible motion prolonged : " THie waves behind impel the waves before,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...securely slow ; O'er hills, o'er dales, o'er crags, o'er rocks, they go. Motion slow and difficult. A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. A rock torn from the broto of a Mountain. Still gath'ring force, it smokes, and urg'd amain, Whirls,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...crystal streams " with pleasing murmurs creep," the reader's threaten'd (not in vain) with "sleep;" then at the last and only couplet fraught with some unmeaning thing they call a thought, 355 a needless Alexandrine ends the song, [longthat, like a wounded snake, drags it's slow length aLeave... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...chrystal streams " with pleasing murmurs creep," The reader's threaten'd (not in Tain) with " sleep:" Then at the last and only couplet fraught W'ith some unmeaning thing they call a tliought, A needless Alexandrine ends the song, [along. That like a wounded snake, drags its slow length... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...creep," Then, at the last and only couplet fraught The reader's threaten'd (not in vain) with " sleep ;" With some unmeaning thing they call a thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the soug, That like a wounded snake,drags its slow length along. Leave. such to tune their OWH dull rhymes,... | |
 | Horace - 1812 - 198 pages
...chrystnl streams " with pleasing murmurs creep," The leader's threaten'd (not in vain) with " sleep;" Then at the last and only couplet fraught With some unmeaning thing they call a thought, 355 A needless Akxandiine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Leave... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...mules securely slow ; O'er hills, o'er dales, o'er crags, o'er rocks they go. Motion dow and difficult. A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length aloag, A rock torn from the brow of a mountain. Still gath'ring force, it smokes, and urg'd amain,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...(not in vain) with " sleep :" Then, at the last and only couplet, fraught With some unmeaning tiling they call a 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... | |
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whispers through the trees." If crystal streams "with pleasing murmurs creep," The reader's threatened (not in vain) with " sleep." Then at the last and only couplet fraught With some unmeaning thing they call a thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the... 
