 | samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...Mifcelknies: " It was my lord Rofcommon's Effay "on tranflated Verfe," fays Dryden, " whieh made ine uneafy, till I tried " whether or .no I was capable of fol"lowing his rules, and of reducing the " {peculation into practice. For many u a fair precept in poetry is like a " feeming. demonftration... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 pages
...accidental motive which was full as forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommon's Eflay on Tranflated Verfe ; which made me uneafy till I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, ami of reducing the fpecu'ation into praftice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 366 pages
...forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommon's Eflay on Tran(lated Verfe ; which made me 'uneafy till I fried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into praftice. For many » fair precept in Poetry is, like a feea:ing.dem.onftraT s ticn tion in the Mathematics,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...his Mifcellanies : " It was my lord Rofcommon's Efiay " on tranflated Verfe," fays Dry den, "which made me uneafy, till I tried '* whether or no I was capable of fol" lowing his rules, and of reducing the " {peculation into practice. For many " a fair precept in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...his Mifcellanies : " It was my Lord Rofcommon's Effay on Tranflated " Verfe," fays Dryden, " which made me uneafy, till " I tried whether or no I was...capable of following his $£ rules, and of reducing the fpeculatien into practice. " For many a fair precept in poetry is like a feeming " demonstration in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...his Mifcellanies : " It was my Lord Rofcommon's Eflay on Tranflated " Verfe," fays Dryden, " which made me uneafy, till " I tried whether or no I was capable of following his 'jf rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. " For many a fair precept in poetry is like... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...hoafts unfitted lays. » * " It was my lord Rofcemmon' s EJfaj on tranJlated Perfe, Ciyi " Dryden, which made me uneafy, till I tried whether or no I was "...his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation " into praflice. For many a fair precept in poetry is like a feem" ing demonftration in mathematics ; very... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 362 pages
...accidental motive which was full as forcible. It was my Lord Rofcommon's Eflay on Tranflated Verfe; which made me uneafy till I tried whether or no I was capable...following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into praftice. For many a. fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demorrftraT 3 tion tion in the Mathematics,... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...accidental motive, which was full as forcible. It. was my Lord Rofcommon's Eflay on Tranflated Verfe ; which made me uneafy, till I tried whether or no I was capable...practice : For many a fair precept in poetry is, like a feem5ng dcmonftrauon in the mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...accidental motive, which was full as forcible. Ic wa» my Lord Rofcovimon's ElTay on Translated Verfe; which made me uneafy, till I tried whether or no I was capable...practice : For many a fair precept in poetry is, like a feem- ' ing dcmondration in the mathematics, very (pi> cious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic... | |
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It was my Lord Roscommon's Essay on Translated Verse ; which made me uneasy till I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the speculation into practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is like a seeming demonstration... 
