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" In the bright muse, tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds; as some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These equal syllables... "
The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ... - Page 108
by William Enfield - 1808 - 400 pages
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The Poetical Works, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1828 - 258 pages
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1828 - 222 pages
...conspir Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear; INot mend their minds, as some to church repair, Not for...doctrine, but the music there. These equal syllables atone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire, While expletives their feeWe aii do j«n, •4...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...the bright muse though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 Though oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While expletives their feeble aid do join. And ten low words...
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The Spectator, Volume 1

1830 - 482 pages
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please the ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair,...music there : These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While expletives their feeble aid do join, And ten low words...
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The works of Alexander Pope; with a memoir of the author, notes ..., Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...the bright Muse though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend...music there. These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire ; 345 While expletives their feeble aid do join ; And ten low...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., to which is Prefixed ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 332 pages
...bright muse though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 tVho haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend...music there. These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While expletives their feeble aid do join, And ten low words...
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The Spectator: With Notes and a General Index, Volumes 1-2

1836 - 932 pages
...readers are so much in love with, he has the following verses: These equal syllables alone require. Ttio' oft the ear the open vowels tire. While expletives...join. And ten low words oft creep in one dull line. The gaping of the vowels in the second line, the expletive 'do,' in the third, and the ten monosyllables...
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The Poetical Works of A. Pope: Including His Translation of Homer , to which ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...equal syllahles alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire ; While expletives their feehle nymph hegan : ' Say, why arc heauties praised and honour'd most. The wise man's passion, unvaried chimes, With sure returns of still expected rhymes; Where'er you find ' the cooling western...
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The Spectator, no. 1-314

Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...of the insipid smoothness which some readers are so much in love with, he has the following verses: These equal syllables alone require. Tho' oft the...join. And ten low words oft creep in one dull line. The gaping of the vowels in the second line, the expletive 'do,' in the third, and the ten monosyllables...
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