 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 páginas
...passage in his memory, when he composed the famous triplet descriptive of Dryden's versification : Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long niajeitic march, and energy divine. have gained for me. Let the French and Italians value themselves... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 páginas
...refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth ; but Dryden tanght to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine ; Though still some traces of our rustic vein And splayfoot verse remain'd, and will remain. Late,... | |
 | 1808 - 540 páginas
...defects, however, he had more music than Waller, more vigour than Denham, and more nature than Cow ley. Waller was smooth — but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine. i ALBERT DURER. THIS memorable artist... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 páginas
...syllables. You have an instance of both in these lines.... " Waller was smooth — but Dryden Inught to join ".The varying verse — the full resounding line, " The long majestic inarch — and ciur«> divine." The most frequent measure next to this in English poetry is that of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 páginas
...versification will be little more than a dilatation of the praise given it by Pope: Waller was smooth ; hut Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full...line, , The long majestic march, and energy divine. Some improvements had been already made inEnglish numbers ; but the full force of our language was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 páginas
...another experiment upon sound and time, and produced this memorable triplet. U ,iihT waa f,,m 1.11)1 ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full...resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divinc. Here are the swiftness of the rapid race, and the march of slow paced majesty, exhibited by... | |
 | Samuel Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - 1810 - 648 páginas
...Wither's $ Juvenilia!' were published several years before Dryden was born. " Pope has said, • ' Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full...line, The long majestic march, and energy divine:* but but the claim of having first deserved this character, must ho granted to Wither ; although it... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 páginas
...lightness of foot, he tried another experiment upon sound and time, and produced this memorable triplet ; Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join >. The...varying verse, the full resounding line, ( The long majestick march, and energy divine. ) Here are the swiftness of the rapid race, and the march of slow-paced... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 páginas
...horridus ille llefiuxft " nunwrus Satnrnius, et grave virus Waller was smooth ; but Dryden tanght to jom The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine. Though still some traces of our ' rustic vein And splayfoot verse remain'd, and will r. main. late,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - 1810 - 618 páginas
...Wither's *' Juvenilia" were published several years before Dryden was born. »' Pope has said, • ' Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The lui'g majestic march, and energy divine :' but the claim of having first deserved tbis character, must... | |
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Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine : Though still some traces of our rustic vein And splay-foot verse remain'd, and will remain. 
