 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
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 502 pages
...passage in his memory, when he composed the famous triplet descriptive of Dryden's versification : Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding Kne, The long majestic march, and energy divine. cestors have gained for me. Let the... | |
 | 1822 - 290 pages
...it hurts with wit. We conquer'd France.butfelt our captive's charms; Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 294 pages
...hurts with wit. W e conquer'd France,but felt our captive's charms r Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth; but Drydeu taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding... | |
 | William Bengo' Collyer - 1823 - 504 pages
...the first James. " We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms, Her arts victorious, triumph'd o'er our arms ; Britain, to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learnt to flow; Tho' still some traces of our rustic vein. And splay-foot verse, remained, and will... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 pages
...the end of the first line, the rising slide on the end of the second, and the falling on the last. Waller was smooth, but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine. This rule, however,, from the various... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 484 pages
...said of his versification will be little more than a dilatation 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 ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 498 pages
...triumph'd 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. ) NOTES. to the harmony and extent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 pages
...triumph'd 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. ) to the harmony and extent of... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...triumph' d o'er our arms ; Britai^to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine; Though still some traces of our rustic... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 498 pages
...triumph'd 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. ) to the harmony and extent of... | |
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