| Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 páginas
...Claremont," and by Pope, in his " Windfor Foreft." H. " Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet " not dull; ** Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing...full." The lines are in themfelves not perfect; for molt of the words, thus artfully oppofed, are to be underftood (imply on one fide of the comparifon,... | |
| William Beckford - 1790
...critic has beftowed a very warm and elegant encomium. O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull; Strpng without rage, without o'er-flowing, full. Of this gigantic prodigy of literary perfeverance... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 páginas
...Clarenjont," and by Pope, :a hi» " Windfor Foreft." H. * ( Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not "dull; " Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing...The lines are in themfelves not perfect; for moft t>f the words, thus artfully oppofed, are to be underftood fimply on one fide of the comparifon, and... | |
| John Moore - 1795 - 508 páginas
...ftrange, While his fair bofom is the world's exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme ! Though deep,...dull; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full. Heaven her Eridanus no more fhall boaft, Whofe fame in thine, like lefler current 's loft. You will... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 páginas
...and make thy " ftream " My great example, as it is my theme ! " Tho' deep yet clear; tho' gentle, yet not " dull; " Strong without rage, without o'erflowing " full." The lines are in themfelves not pcrfecT: : for moft of the words, thus artfully oppofed, are Dd 2 to to be underftood fimply on one... | |
| T. Bowen - 1799 - 76 páginas
...ftrange, While his fair bofom is the World's exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy ftream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep yet clear ; tho' gentle yet not dull; Strong without rage, without overflowing full. Who that beholds thee, NILE,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...a century past has imitated, are generally known: " O could I flow like thee, and mike thy stream " My great example, as it is my theme ! " Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull; " Strong without rage, without o'erfloiving full." The lines arc in themselves not perfect... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 páginas
...*' Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull ; " Strong without rage, without o'erdowing full." The lines are in themfelves not perfect ; for...moft of the words, thus artfully oppofed, are to be underftood fimply on one lide of the comparifon, and metaphorically on the other; and if there be any... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...century past has imitated, are generally known : " O could I flow like thee. and make thy stream " My great example, as it is my theme '. " Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet net dull ; " Strong without rage, without o'crflo*ing full." The lines are in themselves not perfect... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 páginas
...j" and by Pope, in *is " Windfor Foreft." H. " Though " Though deep, yet clear ; though gentle, yet not dull ; " Strong without rage, without o'erflowing...moft of the words, thus artfully oppofed, are to be underftood fimply on one fide of the comparifon, and metaphorically on the other ; and if there be... | |
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