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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series ... - Page 161
by Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 640 pages
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An Essay on the Nature of the English Verse: With Directions for Reading Poetry

Joseph Robertson - English language - 1799 - 156 pages
...the in'fipid fmoothnefs, which fome readers admire, he faysT Thefe equal fyllables^lone require, Tho' oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While expletives...join ; And ten low words oft creep in one dull line. The hiatus, or gaping of the vowels, in the Tecond line, the expletive do in the third, and the ten...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...bright Muse tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 Who haunts Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their...music there. These equal syllables alone require, Tho' oft the ear the open vowels tire, 345 While expletives their feeble aid do join, And ten low words...
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The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...are so much in love with, he lias the following verses : These equal syllables alone require, Tho' oft the ear the open vowels tire, While expletives...join, And ten low words oft creep in one dull line. in the fourth, gives a beauty to this passage, that would have been very much admired in an ancient...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...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.... Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair y Not for the doctrine , but the music there. ) These equal syllables alone require , Tho' oft the...
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The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...minds; as fome to church repair, Not for the doftrine, but the mufic there. Thefe equal fyllables alont require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire ;...creep in one dull line ; While they ring round the fame unvaried tliiir.es, With fure returns of ftill expefted rhimes; Where'er you frnd " the cooling...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...repair, " % Not for the doctrine, but the music there, J These equal syllables alone require, Tho' oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While expletives...While they ring round the same unvary'd chimes, With sure returns of still-expected rhymes ; Where'er you find " the cooling western breeze," In the next...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...bright muse though thousand charms coospire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; Who hannt Parnassus but to please their ear, 'Not mend their...creep in one dull line: While they ring round the same unvaried chimes, With sure returns of still expected rhymes; Where'er you find ' the cooling western...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...or rough, with them, is right or wrong i In the bright Muse tho* thousand charms conspire,Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus...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...
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Poetical Works

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...ear ; 1 Not mend their minds, as some to church repair^ Not for the doctrine but the music there. J These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the...in one dull line : While they ring round the same unvaried chimes, With sure returns of still expected rhymes ; Where'er you find ' the cooling western...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...or rough with them is right or wrong: In the bright Muse though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus...repair /Not for the doctrine but the music there. 3 : These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire, While expletives...
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