 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 472 pages
...fmoother numbers flow*; But when loud billows lafti the founding fhorc, The hoarfe rough, vcrfc fhould like the torrent roar. When Ajax ftrives fome rock's vaft weight to throw, The !he too labours, and the words move flowj Not fo when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, Flies o'er th*... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 590 pages
...pronouncing contrary to cuftom, a feeling fimilar to that of hard labour : When Ajax ftrives fome rock's vajl weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move flow. Effay on Crit. 3 70. Ninthly, Harfh or rough words pronounced^ with difficulty, excite a feeling fimilar... | |
 | Anselm Bayly - 1789 - 402 pages
...and difficulty of execution. Immediate are the works of God, more fwift Than time or motion . — . When Ajax ftrives fome rock's vaft weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move flow. The Rambler, vol. II. No. 92, 34, who fmiles, not without reafon, at the imaginary flight of Camilla... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...blows, And the fmooth ftream in fmoother numbers flows ; But when loud furges lafh the founding more, The hoarfe rough verfe mould like the torrent roar. When Ajax ftrives fome rock's vaft weight to throir, The line too labours, and the words move flow : Not Not fo, when fwift Camilla fcours the plain,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...fmoothcr numbu-s flows; But whcnloud billows bill the founding (hore, The hoarfs rough verfc ihould like the torrent roar. When Ajax ftrives fome rock's vaft weight to throw, The line too labours, md the words move (low; Not fo when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, Flies o'er th* unbending corn,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...fiirgcs la(h the fi.umiing more, The hoarle rough verlc (hculd like the torrent roar. When Aiax.ftrives fome rock's vaft weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move (lowi 371 Not fo when iwit't Camilla fcours the plain, Flies o'er ill' unbinding corn, and (kims along... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...Poet. Lili. ver. 403. But when loud furges lafti the founding fhoar, The hoarfe, rough verfe fhould like the torrent roar : When Ajax ftrives fome rock's...throw, The line too labours, and the words move flow : 37 1 Not fo, when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and fkirns along... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...founding more, The hoarfe rough verfe mould like the torrent roar. Shio motion imitated. When Ajax flrives fome rock's vaft weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move flow. Swift and tafy motion* Not fo when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...blows, And the fmooth ftream in fmoother numbers flows ; But when loud billows lafh the founding fhore, The hoarfe rough verfe mould like the torrent roar....throw, The line too labours, and the words move flow; Not fo when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, , Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and fkirns along the main.... | |
 | 1801 - 326 pages
...fmoother numbers flows ; But when loud billows lafh the founding fhore, The hoarfe rough verfe fhould like the torrent roar. When Ajax ftrives fome rock's...throw, The line too labours, and the words move flow ; Not fo when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and ikims along the main.... | |
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The hoarfe, rough verfe fhould like the torrent roar : When Ajax ftrives fome rock's vaft weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move flow ; Not fo, when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and fkirns along the... 
