 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...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Pagina 2151748Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pagine
...uneafie 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his Rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. For many a fair Precept in Poetry, is like a feeming Demonftration in the Mathematicks } very fpecious in the Diagram, but failing in the Mechanick... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pagine
...uneafy "till I try'd 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 feeming Demonfhation in llie Mathematicks, very fpecious in the Diagram, but failing in the Mechanick... | |
 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - 1749 - 296 pagine
...uneafy till I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. For many a fair precept in poetry is, like a faeming demonl'tration in the mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but falfe in the mechanic... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pagine
...uneafy 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pagine
...uneafy 'till I try'd whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into practice. For many a fair precept in Poetry is, like a feeming demonftration in the Mathematics, very fpecious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanic... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pagine
...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 poetry is like a " feeming demonftration in mathema" ticks, very fpecious in the diagram, " but failing in the mechanick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pagine
...till I tried whether or no " I was capable of following his rules, and *' of reducing the fpeculation into practice. " For many a fair precept in poetry is like a " feeming demonftration in mathematicks, " very fpecious in the diagram, but failing *' in the mechanick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pagine
...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 mathematicks, very fpecious in the " diagram, but failing in the mechanick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pagine
...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 a feeming " demonftration in mathematicks, very fpecious in the " diagram, but failing in the mechanick... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pagine
...uneafy, till I tried whether or no I was capable of following his rules, and of reducing the fpeculation into 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... | |
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