 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1805 - 500 pages
...fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and elegance of of the Dorian flute. Variety without end, and never equalled, unless perhaps by Virgil. Whatever is short should be nervous, masculine, and compact. CHARACTER AND SENTIMENTS OF COWPER. Little... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1805 - 582 pages
...delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a tine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and elegance of the Dorian Mute. Variety without end and never equalled, unless perhaps by Vrirgil." p. 6. Many hints are scattered... | |
 | 1805 - 762 pages
...is like that of a fine organ ; has the fulled and the deeped tone* of majefty, with all the foftnefs and elegance of the Dorian flute. Variety without end and never equalled, unlefs perhaps by Virgil. Yet theQoflor has little or nothing to fay upon this copious theme, but talks... | |
 | English literature - 1805 - 756 pages
...like that of a fine organ ; has the fulleft and the deepeft tones of majefty, with all the foftnefs and elegance of the Dorian flute. Variety without end and never equalled, unlefs perhaps by Virgil. Yet the Doflor has little or nothing to fay upon this copious theme, but... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 394 pages
...delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ; has the fullest, and the deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and...this copious theme, but talks something about the nnfitness of the English language for blank-verse, and how apt it is, in the mouth of some readers,... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...has the fullest and deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and elegance of the Dorian tlute. Variety without end, and never equalled, unless perhaps...this copious theme ; but talks something about the 1111fituess of the English language for blank verse, and how apt it is in the mouth of some readers,... | |
 | Theology - 1820 - 688 pages
...delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and...this copious theme, but talks something about the unfituess of the English language for hlnuk verse, and how apt it is in the mouth of some readers,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...delightful as the music of the PanulLsc Lost ! It is like that of a fine organ; has the fullest and the nce, of all But his own simple pleasures; now and...wrestling match, a foot-race, or a fair; Is balloted, a squalled, unless perhaps by Virgil. Yet the doctor has little or nothing to say upon this copious theme,... | |
 | Thomas Taylor - 1833 - 512 pages
...delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and...something about the unfitness of the English language for blank-verse, and how apt it is, in the mouth of some readers, to degenerate into declamation.' Cowper... | |
 | Thomas Taylor (biographer.) - 1833 - 426 pages
...delightful as the music of the Paradise Lost ? It is like that of a fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and...something about the unfitness of the English language for blank-verse, and how apt it is, in the mouth of some readers, to degenerate nto declamation." Cowper... | |
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It is like that of a fine organ ; has the fullest and the deepest tones of majesty, with all the softness and elegance of the. Dorian flute. Variety without end and never equalled, unless perhaps by Virgil. 
