 Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine : Though still some traces of our rustic vein And splay-foot verse remain'd, and will remain.  Latin Classics ... - Page 205by William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1900Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...can be said of his versification will be little more than a dilation of the praise given it by Pope : Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse ; the full-resounding line, The long majestiuk march, and energy divine. Some improvements had been already made in English numbers ; but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...can be said of his versification will be little more than a dilation of the praise given it by Pope : Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse ; the full.resounding line, The long majestick march, and energy divine. Some improvements had been already made in English numbers ; but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...lightness of foot, he tried another experiment upon sound and time, and produced this memorable triplet : Waller was smooth : but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine. Here are the swiftness of the rapid... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, • 265 Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine. Tho' still some traces of our rustic... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...of foot, he tried another experiment upon sound and time, and produced this memorable triplet : « Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majcstick march, and energy divine. Here are the swiftness of the rapid... | |
 | Alexander Adam - 1812 - 334 pages
...needless Alexandrine ends the song, Wliich, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Pofte. Waller was smooth : but Dryden taught to join ) The varying verse, the full resounding line, > The long majestic inarch, and energy divine. j Pope. We also find the last... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...that breathe, and words that burn. 110 VARIATIONS. Ver. 108. Bright-eyed'] Full-plumed, Ms. NOTES. " Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestick march, and energy divine." Ver. 1 06. With necks in thunder... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 404 pages
...lightness of foot, he tried another experiment upon sound and and time, produced this memorable triplet : Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join ~) The varying verse, the full resounding line, v The long majestic march, and energy divine. y Here are the swiftness of the... | |
 | Cornelius Tuthill - 1820 - 418 pages
...neglected and forsaken. 40 EDITED BY A FRATERNITY OF GENTLEMEN. No. 6.J FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1820. [Vot. I. " Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long uiajestick march, and energy divine." Pope. WE have been accustomed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 pages
...be said of his versification will be little more than a dilitation of the praise given it by Pope: Waller was smooth : But Dryden taught to join "| The varying verse, the full resounding line, >• The long majestic march, and energy divine. j Some improvements had been... | |
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