 The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar: When Ajax strives...  The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Rambler - Page 433by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...strain, when Zephyr gently blows, And the otnooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should...strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line loo labours, and the words move slow; 371 Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th'... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...with tolerable success, at least in the concluding couplet : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar f . An attempt... | |
 | 1803 - 412 pages
...offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. '' "'•' ' . Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in, smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When. Ajax strives... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...harshness gives offenc?, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows ; And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...harshness gives offence , The sound must aeem an echo to the sense ; Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrentroar: ^/Vhen Ajax strives... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. 365 Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 424 pages
...adapted to its nature, aud less favourable to its increase. • Soft is the strain, when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows...the torrent roar. • When Ajax strives some rock's vust weight to throw. The line too labours, and the words move slow ; JNTot so when swift Camilla scours... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...soil'less adapted to its nature, and less favourable to its increase. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows. And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud billows lash the soundsng shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...stop the press, to insert a .new preposition or conjunction. 28. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows : But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives... | |
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