 | 1796 - عدد الصفحات: 690
...(hew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to ihew it in rhyme, inltead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes »* Hood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - عدد الصفحات: 358
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only...finger better, than of the ear; for the modulation D was was fa imperfect, that they were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. - If the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - عدد الصفحات: 726
...learning, and to (hew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to fliew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only...only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. Jf the father of criticifm has rightly denominated poetry TÍ^HI [il/Juflmn, an imitative art, thefe... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - عدد الصفحات: 590
...writing poetry, they only wrote vcrfcs, and very often fuch verles a« Hood the trial of the linger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were only found to be verles by counting the Syllables. ' If the father of criticifm has rightly denominated poetry пде»... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to mew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - عدد الصفحات: 478
...of learning, and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote...ftood the trial of the finger better than of the ear; forthe modulation was foimperfect, that i hey were only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - عدد الصفحات: 912
...only wrote Terfa, and very often fuch verfcs as Hood the trial of the finger better than of the car, for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they were...only found to be verfes by counting the fyllables. " In perufing the works of this race of authors, the mind is cxercifed either by recollection or inquiry... | |
 | 1796 - عدد الصفحات: 692
...of learning, and to (hew their learning was their whole endeavour ; but, unluckily refolving to Ihew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry, they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfeft, that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...of learning, and to (hew their learning was their whole endeavour : but, unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes, and very often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the ringer better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect, that they... | |
 | 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 860
...men of learning; and to mow their learning was their whole endeavour: but, unluckily refolving to mow it in rhyme, inftead of writing poetry they only wrote verfes; and often fuch verfes as flood the trial of the finger better than the ear; for the modulation was fo imperfect,... | |
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The metaphysical poets were men of learning, and to show their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily resolving to show it in rhyme, instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses, and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger... 
