 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 Seiten
...forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommori's Ejfay onTranflated Verfe, which made me uneafie 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his Rules,...practice. For many a fair Precept in Poetry, is like a feeming Demonftration in the Mathematicks 5 very fpecious in the Diagram, but failing in the Mechanick... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 Seiten
...forcible. It' was my Lord Rofcommorfs EJ/ay onTranflared Verfe, which made me unea(ie 'rill I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his Rules, and of reducing the fpecularion in-. to practice. For many a fair Precept in Poetry, is like a feeming Demonftrarion in... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 Seiten
...forcible. It was rny Lord Rofcommon's Effay en Tranftatcd I'crfe ; which made ;ne uneafy "till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his Rules, and of reducing the Speculation into Practice. For many a fair Precept in Poetry is, like a feeming Demonfhation in llie... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 Seiten
...of Rofcommon's cllav on tranflated verie, has the following obfervation : It was that, fays he, that made me uneafy, till I tried whether or no I was capable...and of. reducing the fpeculation into practice. -For rnauy a fair, precept in poetry, is like a feeming dernonftration in mathematics : very fpecious in... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 Seiten
...forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommon's Effay on Tranflated Verfe; which made me uneafy 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his rules,...practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 Seiten
...as forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommon's Effay onTranflated Verfe; which made me uneafy 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his rules,...practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 Seiten
...full as forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommon's Effhy on Tranflated Verfe ; which made me uneafy until I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into praftice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 386 Seiten
...full as forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommon's Eflay on. Tranflated Verfe ; which made me uneafy until I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into praftice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 Seiten
...Mifcelknies: " It was my lord Rofcommon's Effay "on tranflated Verfe," fays Dryden, " whieh made ine uneafy, till I tried " whether or .no I was capable of fol"lowing his rules, and of reducing the " {peculation into practice. For many u a fair precept in poetry is like a " feeming. demonftration... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 Seiten
...was an accidental motive which was full as forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommon's Eflay on Tranflated Verfe ; which made me uneafy till I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, ami of reducing the fpecu'ation into praftice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming... | |
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It was my Lord Roscommon's Essay on Translated Verse ; which made me uneasy till I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the speculation into practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is like a seeming demonstration... 
