 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are try'd, 335 Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by Numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth...with them, is right or wrong : In the bright Muse tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 Who haunt Parnassus... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are try'd, 335 Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by Numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth...rough with them is right or wrong : In the bright Muse tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 Who haunts Parnassus... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...bounty blest, AndHeav'n beholds it's image in his breast. POI-E. CHAP. XVIL On Versification. J.VJ. ANT by Numbers judge a Poet's song ; And smooth or rough..., with them is right or wrong; In the bright Muse tho' thousand charms conspire , Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 'Who haunt Parnassus... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...virtue rill'd the space between ; Prov'd by the ends of being, to have been. On VERSIFICATION. (POPE.-) BUT most by numbers judge a poet's song; And smooth or rough, with them, is right or \yrong : In the bright muse tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire, 1st; Who haunt Parnassus hut to please their ear, Not mend their minds, as some to church repair Not for the doctrine hut the music there. These equal syllahles alone require, Tho' oft the ear the open vowels tire, 145... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear ; 1 Not mend their minds, as some to church repair^ Not... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...wrong i In the bright Muse tho* thousand charms conspire,Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend...music there. These equal syllables alone require, Tho' oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While expletives their feeble aid do join ; And ten low words... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by nnmbers judge a poet's song, , And smooth or rough with them...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... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...too new or old. I ie not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song ; And smooth...rough with them is right or wrong ; In the bright Muse tho' thousand charms conspire, Fier voice is all these tuneful fools njmire ; Who haunt Parnassus but... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...first by whom th'e new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers jndge a poet's song. And smooth or rough with them is right or wrong: In the bright Muse though thousandcharms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; Who hannt Parnassus but to please... | |
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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... 
