 ... apt numbers, fit quantity of syllables, and the sense variously drawn out from one verse into another, not in the jingling sound of like endings, — a fault avoided by the learned ancients both in poetry and all good oratory.  Critical Observations on Shakespeare - Page 20by John Upton - 1746 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Pemberton - Epic poetry - 1738 - 192 pages
...tragedies, as a thing of itfelfto all judicious ear? trivial, and of no true mufical delight; which confifls only in apt numbers, fit quantity of fyllables, and...learned ancients both in poetry, and all good oratory. Milton in the preface ft Paradife kjl. when he ends his verfe with a fyllable, which in profe is not... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...Shorter works, as have alfo long fince our beft Englifh tragedies, as a thing of kfelf, to all judicious ears, trivial and of no true mufical delight ; which...Ancients both in poetry and all good oratory. This negleft then of rime fo little is to be taken for a defect, though it may feem fo perhaps to vulgar... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 448 pages
...quantity of fyllables, and the fenfe varioufly drawn out from one wrfe into another, not in the jinglmg found of like endings, a fault avoided by the learned...poetry and all good oratory. This neglect then of rhyme fo little is to be taken for a defect, though it roay feem fo perhaps to vulgar readers, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 276 pages
...fhorter works, as have alfo long fmce our bell Englifh tragedies, as a thing of itfelf, to all judicious ears, trivial and of no true mufical delight; which...Ancients both in poetry and all good oratory. This negleft then : I. B ° of of rhyme fo little is to be taken for a defeft, though it may feem fo perhaps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 316 pages
...beft Englifh tragedies, as a thing of itfelf, to all judicious ears, trivial and of no true muiical delight; which confifts only in apt numbers, fit quantity...Ancients both in poetry and all good oratory. This negleft then Vot. I. B of of rhyme fo little is to be taken for a defeft, though it may feem fo perhaps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 278 pages
...as a thing of itfelf, to all judicious ears, trivial and of no true mufical delight; which confifb only in apt numbers, fit quantity of fyllables, and...Ancients both in poetry and all good oratory. This negleft then VOL. I. B of of rhyme fo little is to be taken for a defeft, though it may fecm fo perhaps... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 276 pages
...a thing of itfelf, to all judicious ears, trivial, and of no true mufical delight ; which confifls only in apt numbers, fit quantity of fyllables, and...poetry and all good oratory. This neglect then of rhyme fo little is to be taken for a defect, though it may feem fo perhaps to vulgar readers, that... | |
 | John Milton - 1789 - 278 pages
...mufical delight ; which confifts only in apt numbers, fit quantity of fyllables, and the fenfe Tarioufly drawn out from one verfe into another ; not in the...poetry and all good oratory. This neglect then of rhyme fo little is to be taken for a defect, though it may feem fo perhaps to vulgar readers, that... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 278 pages
...fhorter works, as have alfo long fince our beft Englifh tragedies, as a thing of itfelf, to all judicious ears, trivial and of no true mufical delight; which...Ancients both in poetry and all good oratory^ This negleft then of rhyme fo little is to be taken for a defeft, though it may feem fo perhaps to vulgar... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...syllables, and the sense variously drawn out from one verse into another, not in the jingling sound of like endings, a fault avoided by the learned Ancients, both in poetry and all good oratory. This negleft then of rhyme so little is to be taken for a defeft, though it may seem so perhaps to vulgar... | |
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