 | John Bell - 1797 - 480 pages
...English and French," say* he, " who always use the same words in verse as in " ordinary conversation, are forced to raise their " language with metaphors...where " there is no rhyme to support the expression, ex" tremely difficult to such as are not masters of the " tongue, especially when they write upon low... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 486 pages
...nation. The English and French, who always use the same words in verse as in ordinary conversation, are forced to raise their language with metaphors...or, by the pompousness of the whole phrase, to wear oft' any littleness that appears in the particular parts that compose it. This makes our blank verse,... | |
 | William Somerville, Thomas Park - 1808 - 354 pages
...English and French, (says he) who always use the same words in verse, as in ordinary conversation, are forced to raise their language with metaphors...expression, extremely difficult to such as are not masters of the tongue ; especially when they write upon low subjects." Remarks upon Italy, p. 99. But there... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 pages
...English and French, who always use the same words in verse as in ordinary conversation, are forded t'i raise their language with metaphors and figures, or, by the pompousness of the whole phrase, to wear oH any littleness that appears in tlte particular parts that compose it. This makes our blank vtrsc,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 pages
...conversation, are forced to raise their language with metaphors and figures, or by the pompousncsi of the whole phrase to wear off any littleness, that...in the particular parts that compose it. This makes oar blank verse, where there is no rhyme to support the expression, extremely difficult to such as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pages
...The English and French (says he) who always use the same words in verse as in ordinary conversation, are forced to raise their language with metaphors and figures, or by the pompousncst of the whole phrase to wear off any littleness, that appears in tbe particular parts that... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 530 pages
...nation. The English and French, who always use the same words in verse as in ordinary conversation, are forced to raise their language with metaphors...any littleness that appears in the particular parts f • that compose it. This makes our blank verse, where there is no rhyme to support the expression,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 724 pages
...nation. The English and French, who always use the same words in verse as in ordinary conversation, arc forced to raise their language with metaphors and figures, or, by the pompousncss of the whole phrase, to wear off any littleness that appears in the particular parts that... | |
 | William Somerville - 1813 - 142 pages
...English and French (says he), who always use the same words in verse, as in ordinary conversation, are forced to raise their language with metaphors...expression, extremely difficult to such as are not masters of the tongue; especially when they write upon low subjects." Remarks upon Italy, p. 99. But there... | |
 | John Adams - 1816 - 346 pages
...nation. The English and French, who always use the same words in verse as in ordinary conversation, are forced to raise their language with metaphors...or by the pompousness of the whole phrase, to wear oft' any littleness that appears in the particular parts which compose it. This makes our blank verse,... | |
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... this nation. The English and French, who always use the same words in verse as in ordinary conversation, are forced to raise their language with metaphors and figures, or, by the pompousness of the whole phrase, to wear off any littleness that appears... 
