The British Essayists: RamblerAlexander Chalmers C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... harmony is indeed conferred upon men in de- grees very unequal , but there are none who do not perceive it , or to whom a regular series of propor- tionate sounds cannot give delight . In treating on the versification of Milton , I am ...
... harmony is indeed conferred upon men in de- grees very unequal , but there are none who do not perceive it , or to whom a regular series of propor- tionate sounds cannot give delight . In treating on the versification of Milton , I am ...
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... harmony of the line considered by itself , yet compensates the loss by re- lieving us from the continual tyranny of the same sound , and makes us more sensible of the harmony of the pure measure . Of these mixed numbers every poet ...
... harmony of the line considered by itself , yet compensates the loss by re- lieving us from the continual tyranny of the same sound , and makes us more sensible of the harmony of the pure measure . Of these mixed numbers every poet ...
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... harmony , as may be observed in the lines already cited , and more remarkably in this , - Thou also madest the night , Maker omnipotent ! and thou the day . But , excepting in the first pair of syllables , 136 No. 86 . RAMBLER .
... harmony , as may be observed in the lines already cited , and more remarkably in this , - Thou also madest the night , Maker omnipotent ! and thou the day . But , excepting in the first pair of syllables , 136 No. 86 . RAMBLER .
第137页
... harmony , has com- mitted the same fault : His harmless life Does with substantial blessedness abound , And the soft wings of peace cover him round . In these the law of metre is very grossly violated by mingling combinations of sound ...
... harmony , has com- mitted the same fault : His harmless life Does with substantial blessedness abound , And the soft wings of peace cover him round . In these the law of metre is very grossly violated by mingling combinations of sound ...
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... harmony that adds force to rea- son , and gives grace to sublimity ; that shackles at- tention , and governs passion . That verse may be melodious and pleasing , it is necessary , not only that the words be so ranged as that the accent ...
... harmony that adds force to rea- son , and gives grace to sublimity ; that shackles at- tention , and governs passion . That verse may be melodious and pleasing , it is necessary , not only that the words be so ranged as that the accent ...
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第175页 - 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.
第260页 - Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise: He who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream which stopp'd him should be gone, Which runs, and, as it runs, for ever will run on.
第148页 - Italian, the most mellifluous of all modern poetry, seems fully convinced of the unfitness of our language for smooth versification, and is therefore pleased with an opportunity of calling in a softer word to his assistance : for this reason, and I believe for this only, he sometimes indulges himself in a long series of proper names, and introduces them where they add little but music to his poem : — The richer seat Of Atabalipa, and yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Gerion's sons Call El...
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第108页 - Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them ; for this is the law and the prophets.
第26页 - He did not, however, forget whither he was travelling, but found a narrow way bordered with flowers, which appeared to have the same direction with the main road, and was pleased that, by this happy experiment, he had found means to unite pleasure with business, and to gain the rewards of diligence without suffering its fatigues.