 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 404 pages
...picture." Warton. Ver. 328. Unlucky, as Fungoso, Sfc.] See Ben. Jonson's Every Man-out of his Humour. PBut most by Numbers judge a Poet's song, And smooth or...with them, is right or wrong : In the bright Muse, tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340 COMMENTARY. Ver. 337.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 400 pages
...rubricam dirigat uno." Pers. Sat. i. P. Having described the causes of false judgment in Critics who judge Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, -\ Not...their minds ; as some to church repair, > Not for the doctrine, but the music there. J These equal syllables alone require, Tho' oft the ear the open... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...doublets dress'd. In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike fantastic, if tot new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the...mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These, equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...doublets dress'd. In words as fashions the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the...song, And smooth or rough with them is right or wrong. • lu the bright Muse though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...will hold ; Alike fantastie, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are try'd, Nor yet eommon theft, will share the eommon spoil. Let her...superiors first to fight; If she reform by text, ev'n that eharms eonspire, Her voiee ¡8 all these tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnassus but to please their... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...too new or old ; Be not the first by whom the new are tried. Nor yet the last to lay the whole aaide. But most by numbers judge a poet's song ; And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong : In tlie bright muse though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; 340... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...fantastic, if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the whole , sir 8 / the doctrine, but the music there. These equal syllables alone require. Though oft the ear the open... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...Wits' nor Critics' pass, As heavy mules' are neither horse' nor ass'. POPE. 41 HARMONY OF EXPRESSION. BUT most by numbers judge a poet's song ; And smooth...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, Not for... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...hold ; Alike fantastic, if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, 335 Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers...mend their minds ; as some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 484 pages
...and court. In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold ; Alike fantastic, if too new or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the...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... | |
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But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong: In the bright muse, though thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire... 
