 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pagina’s
...weight to throw; "The line too labours, and the words move slow ; " Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, " Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main," been all the author meant them in this respest, the merit would not have been great. It would have... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...rock's vast weight to The line too labors, and the words move slow: Not so, when swift Camilla scours tho' no science, fairly worth the seven : A light, which in yourse Hear how Timotheus varied lays surprise. And bid alternate passions fall and rise ! \Vhile, at each... | |
 | 1810 - 462 pagina’s
...vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main From these lines, laboured with great attention, and celebrated by a rival wit, may be judged what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pagina’s
...weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main; when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise of Camilla's lightness of foot, he tried another... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 pagina’s
...weight to throw, " The line too labors, and the words move slow : " Not so, when swift CAMILLA scours the plain, " Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. " Hear how TIMOTUEUS' vary'd lays surprise, " And bid alternate passions fall, and rise ! " While,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pagina’s
...lines are added. [&c. Ver. 363. But when loud billows, kc, VOL. XIL Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. Hear how Timothcus' vary'd lays surprise, And bid alternate passions fall and rise ! While, at each... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pagina’s
...weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main ; when he had enjoyed for about thirty years the praise of Camilla's lightness of foot, he tried another... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pagina’s
....words' move slow. ,,* * Sensual pleasure. . v . Swift and Easy Motion. Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main, felling Trees in a Wood. Loud sounds the axe, redoubling strokes on strokes, On all sides round the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pagina’s
...rough verfe fhould like the torrent roar. Slow Motion Imitated. H When Ajax ftrives fome rock's vaft weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move flow. Swift and easy Motion. Not fo when fwift Camilla fcours the plain, Elies o'er th' unbending corn, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pagina’s
...vast weight to throw. The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main. From these lines, laboured with great attention , and celebrated by a rival wit, may be judged what... | |
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... 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. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words... 
