 Italian, the most mellifluous of all modern poetry, seems fully convinced of the unfitness of our language for smooth versification, and is therefore pleased with an opportunity of calling in a softer word to his assistance : for this reason, and I believe...  The British Essayists: Rambler - Page 145by Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...stray The world: in spi'rit perhaps he also saw Rich Mexico, the seat of Montezume, And Cusco in Peru, the richer seat Of Atabalipa, and yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Geryon' sons 410 Call El Dorado: but to nobler sights Michael from Adam's eyes the film remov'd, Which... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...2 The world : in spi'rit perhaps he also saw Rich Mexico the seat of Montezume, And Cusco in Peru, the richer seat Of Atabalipa , and yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Geryon's sons $i» Call El Dorado : but to nobler sights Michael from Adam's eyes the film remov'd,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...The world. In sp'rit perhaps he also saw 406 Rich Mexico, the seat of Montezume, And Cusco in Peru, the richer seat Of Atabalipa, and yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Geryon's sons 410 Call El Dorado : but to nobler sights Michael from Adam's eyes the film remov'd,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...softness of the Italian, the most mellifluous of all modern poetry, seems fully convinced of the unfitness of our language for smooth versification, and is therefore...his assistance ; for this reason, and I believe for this^only, he sometimes indulges himself in a long series of proper names, and introduces them •where... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1807 - 788 pages
...hill of paradise, .to behold in the spirit, Rich Mexico, the seat of Montezume, And disco in Peru, the richer seat Of Atabalipa, and yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Gcryon's sons Call £1 Dorado. Book 11. t>. 407. But that it should continue more than a century longer,... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...softness of the Italian, the most mellifluous of all modern poetry, seems fully convinced of the unfitness of our language for smooth versification, and is therefore...names, and introduces them where they add little but musick to his poem. The richer seat Of Atabalipa, and yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Gerion's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 424 pages
...softness of the Italian, the most mellifluous of all modern poetry, seems fully convinced of the nnfitness of our language for smooth versification, and is therefore...softer word to his assistance: for this reason, and I be. licve for this only, he sometimes indulges himself in a long series of proper names, and introduces... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...softness of the Italian, the most mellifluous of all modern poetry, seems fully convinced of the unfitness of our language for smooth versification, and is,...names, and introduces them where they add little but musick to his poem. -The richer seat Of Atabalifa, and yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Geriou's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...softness of the Italian, the most mellifluous of all modern poetry, seems fully convinced of the unfitness of our language for smooth versification, and is therefore...names, and introduces them where they add little but mi is ick to his poem. The richer seat Of Atabalipa, and yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Genoa's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 460 pages
...softness of the Italian, the most mellifluous of all modern poetry, seems fully convinced of the unfitness of our language for smooth versification, and is therefore...names, and introduces them where they add little but musick to his poem. • The richer seat Of Atabalipa, and' yet unspoil'd Guiana, whose great city Genoa's... | |
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