| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 598 sider
...known to himself, he desired that a clause might be inserted for excepting the family of the Drewes. The oddness of the proposition taught others to reflect a little ; and the bill was thrown out. Whether I were mistaken, or went too far in examining the dependency, must be left to the impartial... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 610 sider
...known to himself, he desired that a clause might be inserted for excepting the family of the Drewes. The oddness of the proposition taught others to reflect a little; and the bill was thrown out. Whether I were mistaken, or went too far in examining the dependency, must be left to the impartial... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 sider
...But when loud surges lash the sounding' shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line, too, labors, ami the wards move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th" unbending... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 452 sider
...raises, by the difficulty of pronouncing contrary to custom, a feeling similar to that of hard labour : When Ajax strives some rock's -vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. Essay on Crit. 370. Ninthly, Harsh or rough words pronounced with difficulty, excite a feeling similar... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 sider
...torrent roar. much maturity of judgement, extent of reading, and. "When Ajax strives some rock's \rast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flees o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main.... | |
| Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 sider
...raises, by the difficulty of pronouncing contrary to custom, a feeling similar to that of hard labour: When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. Essay on Crit. 370. which proceeds from the labour of thought to a dull writer: Just writes to make... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 sider
...But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the e.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1819 - 718 sider
...marble floor Of some old temple wide. In the succeeding lines, we perceive that slow motion is imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow. In the next example, the verse resembles swift and easy motion. Not so when swift Camilla scours the... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 sider
...surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar, ' Slow Motion. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw,, The line too labours, and the words move slow. . •Swift and Easy. I Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn and... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 sider
...loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Slow Motion. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw. The line too labours, and the words more slow. Swift and £asy. Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er the unbending corn... | |
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