 The metaphysical poets were men of learning, and to show their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily resolving to show it in rhyme, instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses, and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger...  Annual Register - Page 23edited by - 1780Full view - About this book
 | 1796 - 690 pages
...(hew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to ihew it in rhyme, inltead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes »* Hood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only...finger better, than of the ear; for the modulation D was was fa imperfect, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. - If the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...writing poetry, they only wrote vcrfcs, and very often fuch verles a« Hood the trial of the linger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were only found to be verles by counting the Syllables. ' If the father of criticifm has rightly denominated poetry пде»... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...of learning, and to mew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily refolving to (hew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only...only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of criticifm has rightly denominated poetry rexw pipyjtxri, an imitative art, thefe writers... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...men of learning, and to mew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily refolving to mew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...wrote verfes, and very often fpch yerfes as flood the trial of the finger Defter than of the ear j for the modulation• was fo imperfect, that they...only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables, . * . • ' / If the father of critlcifm has rightly den6* ininated poetry t'syw wflixt, an imitative... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...it in rhyme, inftcad of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch vcries as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for...only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of critieifm has rightly denominated poetry T;%iIJ pp,, <.-„•/}, an imitative art,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to mew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote...ftood the trial of the finger better than of the ear; forthe modulation was foimperfect, that i hey were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...of barning, and to fhew their learning, was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only...only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. If the father of criticifm has rightly denominated poetry TI'KW ^»W •, an imitative arf, thefe writers... | |
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