 | James Russell Lowell - 1856 - 112 pages
...help either one of you out of a slough ; You may say that he's smooth and all that till you're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...— Why, he'll live till men weary of Collins and Grayj I'm not over-fond of Greek metres in English, To me rhyme 'sa gain, so it be not too jinglish,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 328 pages
...help either one of you out of a slough ; You may say that he's smooth and all that till you're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...in English, To me rhyme 'sa gain, so it be not too jinglish, And your modern hexameter verses are no more Like Greek ones than sleek Mr. Pope is like... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 330 pages
...Does it make a man worse that his character's such As to make his friends love him (as you think) too much ? He would help either one of you out of a slough;...I'm not over-fond of Greek metres in English, To me rhyme's a gain, so it be not too jinglish, And your modern hexameter verses are no more Like Greek... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1866 - 330 pages
...help either one of you out of a slough ; You may say that he's smooth and all that till you're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...in English, To me rhyme 'sa gain, so it be not too jinglish, And your modern hexameter verses are no more Like Greek ones than sleek Mr. Pope is lik«... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1871 - 334 pages
...help either one of you out of a slough ; You may say that he's smooth and all that tiL you're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...over-fond of Greek metres in English, To me rhyme 'aa gain, so it be not too jinglish, And your modern hexameter verses are no more Like Greek ones than... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1873 - 484 pages
...either one of you out of a slough ; You may say that he 's smooth and all that till you 're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...all you can that still keeps you at bay, — Why, he '1l live till men weary of Collins and Gray. I 'm not over-fond of Greek metres in English, To me... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 450 pages
...either one of you out of a slough ; You may say that he 's smooth and all that till you're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...Deduct all you can, that still keeps you at bay ; Why, he'1l live till men weary of Collins and Gray. I 'm not over-fond of Greek metres in English, To me... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 434 pages
...either one of you out of a slough ; You may say that he 'a smooth and all that till you 're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...Deduct all you can, that still keeps you at bay ; Why, he 'll live till men weary of Collins and Gray. I 'm not over-fond of Greek metres in English, To me... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1877 - 572 pages
...either one of you out of a slough ; You may .say that he 's smooth and all that till you're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...tough old persistency still ; Deduct all you can, thai still keeps you at bay; Why, he '11 live till men weary of Collins and Gray. I'm not over-fond... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1879 - 592 pages
...either one of you out of a slough ; You may say that he 's smooth and all that till you 're hoarse, But remember that elegance also is force ; After polishing...tough old persistency still ; Deduct all you can, thai still keeps yon at bay ; Why, he '11 live till men weary of Collins and Gray. 1 'in not over-fond... | |
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Why, there is not a bard at this moment alive More willing than he that his fellows should thrive; While you are abusing him thus, even now He would help either one of you out of a slough; You may say that... 
