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; 340 Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds; as some to church repair, Not for... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - الصفحة 211بواسطة Alexander Pope - 1891عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Leonor de Almeida Portugal Lorena e Lencastre Alorna (Marquesa de) - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 884
...whom the new are try M Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by Numbers judge a Poet's song; And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong: In the bright Muse, tho' thousand charms conspire, Her Voice is all these tuneful fools admire; Who haunt Parnassus but... | |
| Robert Chambers, Royal Robbins - 1845 - عدد الصفحات: 342
...expression. The following is one of the most admired passages :— But most by numbers judge a poet's song; And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong:...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... | |
| 1845 - عدد الصفحات: 842
...instance of sliding, unconsciously, from critic to poet. “But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong:...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 for... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...be found a character of mock-eloc^ieTiee ta& of a master. But most by Numbers 1 judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong;...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... | |
| 1845 - عدد الصفحات: 826
...of the creative and the critical faculty. critic to poet. " But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong :...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... | |
| John Wilson - 1846 - عدد الصفحات: 360
...instance of sliding, unconsciously, from critic to poet. " But most by numbers judge a poet's song, ,, , . And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong;...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 for... | |
| 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 372
...following is one of the most admired passages in this poem: " Hot most by numbers judge a poet's song; And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong...conspire. Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire. Who haunt Parnassus bf.i to please the ear, Not mend their minds; as some to church repair, Not for... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 488
...new are try'd, 335 Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by Numbers judge a Poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong: In the bright Muse, tho' thousand charms conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; 340 Who haunt Parnassus... | |
| William Sloan Graham - 1849 - عدد الصفحات: 302
...great master of "smooth" rhythm, taught the same doctrine. " But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough with them is right or wrong; In...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire." "Pis plain, the poet agrees with the "tuneful fools," in considering " smoothness" the essential quality... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - عدد الصفحات: 646
...too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong':...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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