True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 199by Alexander Pope - 1853Full view - About this book
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...That, like a wounded snake, draws its slow length along. Leave such-te tune their own dull rhimes, and know What's roundly smooth , or languishingly slow } And praise the easy vigour of a line , Where Denham's strength and "Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art not chance... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...opposed to softness, in writing or painting. Leave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know What 's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow; And praise the easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength and Walter's sweetness join. fye. Caracci's strenrth, Coregjjio's softer line,... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Leave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know...languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 pages
...evident that he bestowed much time and care on his poems, before he ventured them out of his hands."f 27. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.J It is well known that the writings of Voiture, of Sarassin, and La Fontaine, cost them much... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...thought, 156 A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That like a wounded snake drags its slow length alone, Leave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishmgly slow, And praise the easy vigour of aline 160 'Tis not enough no harslmess gives offence;... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded suake, drags its glow length along. Leave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know...languishingly slow, And praise the easy vigour of a line [join. Where Denhatn's strength and Waller's sweetuess True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along Leave such \o tune their own dull rhimes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, WThere Denham's strength, and Waller's sweetness join True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.... | |
| 1808 - 408 pages
...thought, A needless Alexandrine ends the son», That, like a wounded snake, drag* its slow length aton<r. Leave such to tune their own dull rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or lanïn ¡shingly slow; And praise the easy vigour of я line Where Den ham's strength anil Waller's... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...the song, Tiiat, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Leave such to tune their own doll rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow, And praise the easy vigour of a line Where J>enham*s strength and Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from art, not cJiance,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...[along. That, like u wounded snake, drags its slow length Leave such to tune their own (lull thymes, fav'nte l>oy, All fortune's richest gifts enjoy. My iit-xt with strong ambit vigor of a line Where Dcnham's strength and Waller's sweetness join. True ease in writing comes from... | |
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