 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1736 - 400 pages
...of Wickednefs and Reproach to them. A Ballad once fignified a folemn and facred Song, as well as one that is trivial, when Solomon's Song was called the...change their Senfe by Figures and Metaphors, which are deriv'd from fome real Analogy or Refemblance between feveral things ; as when Wings and Flight are... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1755 - 390 pages
...of Wickednefs and Reproach to them. A Ballad once fignified a folemn and facred Song, as well as one that is trivial, when Solomon's Song, was called the...to nothing but trifling Verfe, or comical Subjects. L4. Words change their Senfe by Figures and '.taphors, which are derived from fome real Analogy or... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1801 - 342 pages
...wickedness and reproach to them. A ballad, once signified a solemn and sacred song, as well as one that is trivial* when Solomon's song was called the...ballads : but now it is applied to nothing but trifling verse, or comical subjects. 4. Words change their sense by figures and metaphors, which are derived... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1802 - 324 pages
...of wickcdnefs and reproach to them. A ballad once signified a folemn and facred fong, as well as one that is trivial, when Solomon's Song was called the...applied to nothing but trifling verfe, or comical fubjects. -4. Words change their fenfe by figures and metaphors, which are derived from feme real anology... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1802 - 310 pages
...of wickcdnefs and reproach to them. A ballad once signified a folemn and facred fong, as well as one that is trivial, when Solomon's Song was called the...ballads ; but now it is applied to nothing but trifling verfc, or comical fubje£ls. 4. Words change their fenfe by figures and naetajjliors, which are derived... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1806 - 318 pages
...facred fong, as well as one that is trivial, when Solomon's Song was called the hallad of 'hallads s but now it is applied to nothing but trifling verfe, or comical fubjects. 4. Words change their fenfe by figures and metaphors, -which are derived from fome real analogy... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1807 - 320 pages
...wickedness and reproach with them. A ballad •once signified a solemn and sacred song, as well as •one that is trivial, when Solomon's Song was called the...ballads ; but now it is applied to nothing but trifling verse, or comical subjects. 4. Words change their sense by figures and metaphors, which are -derived... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 616 pages
...wickedness and reproach to them. A ballad once signified a solemn and sacred song, as TV rll as one that is trivial, when Solomon's song was called the...ballads : but now it is applied to nothing but trifling verse, or comical subjects. 4. Words change their sense by figures and metaphors, which are derived... | |
 | Thomas Percy, Henry Benjamin Wheatley - Ballads, English - 1876 - 572 pages
...is taken from Watts, to the effect that " ballad once signified a solemn and sacred song, as well as trivial, when Solomon's Song was called the ballad...ballads; but now it is applied to nothing but trifling verse." The " balade " as used by Chaucer and others was a song written in a particular rhythm, but... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1886 - 566 pages
...is taken from Watts, to the effect that " ballad once signified a solemn and sacred song, as well as trivial, when Solomon's Song was called the ballad...ballads; but now it is applied to nothing but trifling verse." The " balade " as used by Chaucer and others was a song written in a particular rhythm, but... | |
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... and reproach to them. A ballad, once signified a solemn and sacred song, as well as one that is trivial* when Solomon's song was called the ballad of ballads : but now it is applied to nothing but trifling verse, or comical subjects. 
