 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 pages
...description of mock eloquence. But most by Numbers^ judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, witn them, is right or wrong ; In the bright Muse though...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pages
...neither horse' nor ass*. POPE. 39. HARMONY OF EXPRESSION. BUT most by numbers judge a poet's song ; And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong :...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 pages
...subjects sort. As several garbs with country, town, and court. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 488 pages
...though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus11 but to please their ear, Not mend their minds ; as...repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These156 equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While ex'pletives"... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 490 pages
...thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus" but to pluase their ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church...repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These1* equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While ex'pletives"... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 pages
...the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough with them is right or wrong ....conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not... | |
 | John Walker - 1859 - 720 pages
...their. Allowable rhymes, bar, car, &c., err, prefer, and here, hear, &c., regular, singular, war, &c. Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend...repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. — PoPE. No monstrous height, or breadth, or length appear, The whole at once is bold and regular.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 pages
...Won aocua ac el ocnlo rubricam dirigat uno " Fin. Sat. L Who haunt Parnassus but to please their car, ors standing on the breezy shore, To dry their sweat, and wash away the gore, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire1 ; While expletives their feeble aid do join ; And ten low... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...thousand charms ci.nspirc, Ilor voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 Who haunt Parnassus hut to please their ear. Not mend their minds ; as some...music there. These equal syllables alone require, Thougl, oft the car the open vowels tire ; While expletives their feeble aid do join, And ten low words... | |
 | English language - 1861 - 312 pages
...following is one of the most admired passages : — air, V But moat by numbers judge a poet's song ; And smooth or rough with them is right or wrong :...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire. Who haunt Parnassus but to please the ear. Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not for... | |
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But most by numbers judge a poet's song; And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong: In the bright Muse though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire... 
