 Lycidas was the prototype and pattern of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity that prevails in it, go for nothing. I am convinced by the way, that he has no ear for poetical numbers,...  The British Critic: A New Review - Sida 101805Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 sidor
...of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity that prevails in it, go for nothing....he has no ear for poetical numbers, or that it was stopped by prejudice against the harmony of Milton's; was there ever any thing so delightful as the... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1805 - 500 sidor
...of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity that prevails in it, go for nothing....he has no ear for poetical numbers, or that it was stopped by prejudice against the harmony of Milton's ; was there ever any thing so delightful as the... | |
 | 1805 - 762 sidor
...livelinefs of the description, the fweetnefs or the numbers, the clailicat fpirit of antiquity that prcvaile in it, go for nothing. I am convinced by the way,...poetical numbers, or that it was flopped by prejudice againit the harmony of Milton's ; was there ever any thing fo delightful as the mufle of the Paradife... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 404 sidor
...of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity, that prevails in it, go for nothing....he has no ear for poetical numbers, or that it was stopped, by prejudice, against the harmony of Milton's. Was there ever any thing so delightful as the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 394 sidor
...of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity, that prevails in it, go for nothing....he has no ear for poetical numbers, or that it was stopped, by prejudice, against the harmony of Milton's. Was there ever any thing so delightful as the... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 sidor
...of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetuess of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity, that prevails in it, go for nothing....he has no ear for poetical numbers, or that it was stopped, hy prejudice, against the harmony of Milton's. Was there ever any thing no delightful as the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 324 sidor
...of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity that prevails in it, go for nothing....he has no ear for poetical numbers, or that it was stopped by prejudice against the harmony of Milton's. Was there ever any thing so delightful as the... | |
 | 1826 - 440 sidor
...of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity that prevails in it, go for nothing....he has no ear for poetical numbers, or that it was stopped by prejudice against the harmony of Milton's. Was there ever any thing so delightful as the... | |
 | 1820 - 688 sidor
...he liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers. 1820.] 408 [Aw the classical spirit of antiquity that prevails in it, go for nothing. I am convinced by the way, that he has no •Mr for poetical numbers, or that it was stopped by prejudice against the harmony of Milton's ; was... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 sidor
...of them all. The liveliness of the description, the sweetness of the numbers, the classical spirit of antiquity that prevails in it, go for nothing....he has no ear for poetical numbers, or that it was •topped by prejudice against the harmony of Milton's. Was there ever any thing so delightful as the... | |
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