 | Lindley Murray - 1840 - 262 pages
...jumble metaphorical and plain language together. An author, addressing himself to the king, says : To thee the world its present homage pays; The harvest early, but mature the praise. It is plain, that, had not the rhyme misled him to the choice of an improper phrase, he would have... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...of glory please not till they set. To thee, the world its present homage pays, The harvest early, b but mature the praise : Great friend of LIBERTY ! in Kings a name 25 Above all Greek, above all Roman fame* : Whose word is truth, as sacred and revered, i As heaven's... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 pages
...fades away ! Oppress'd we feel the beam directly beat, Those suns of glory please not till they set. To thee, the world its present homage pays, The harvest...above all Roman fame : Whose word is truth, as sacred and revered, As heaven's own oracles from altars heard. Wonder of kings ! like whom, to mortal eyes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 pages
...fades away ! Oppress'd we feel the beam directly beat ; Those suns of glory please not till they set To thee the world its present homage pays, The harvest early, but mature the praise : Ireat friend of liberty ! in kines a name Above all Greek, above all Koman fame; Whose wotd is truth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1850 - 264 pages
...to Jumble metaphorical and plain language togeiher. An author, addressmg himself to the king, says, To thee the world its present homage pays ; The harvest early, but mature tbepraite. It is plain, that, had not the rhyme misled him to the choice of an improper phrase, be... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1851 - 628 pages
...fades away ! Oppress'd we feel the beam directly beat ; Those suns of glory please not till they set. To thee the world its present homage pays, The harvest early, but mature the praise : Great friend cf liberty ! in kings a name Above all Greek, above all Roman fame ; Whose word is truth, as sacred... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 pages
...and literal language should never be mixed together. Q. Can you illustrate this by example ? A. 'i To thee the world its present homage pays : The harvest early, but mature the praitt," is a mixed metaphor; for harvest is figurative, but praise is literal, in its meaning. Q.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1852 - 272 pages
...to jumble metaphorical and plain language together. An author, addressing himself to the king, says: To thee the world its present homage pays ; The harvest early, but mature ttnepraise. It is plain, that, had not the rhyme misled him to the choice of an improper phrase, he... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 338 pages
...fades away! 20 Oppress'd we feel the beam directly beat, Those suns of glory please not till they set. To thee, the world its present homage pays, The harvest...the praise: Great friend of liberty! in kings a name 25 Above all Greek, above all .Human fame : Whose word is truth, as sacred and revered, As Heaven's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - 340 pages
...fades away! 20 Oppress'd we feel the beam directly beat, Those suns of glory please not till they set. To thee, the world its present homage pays, The harvest...the praise: Great friend of liberty! in kings a name 25 Above all Greek, above all Roman fame: Whose word is truth, as sacred and revered, As Heaven's own... | |
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To thee, the world its present homage pays, The harvest early, but mature the praise... 
