 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 páginas
...for he would make us believe the Fault is in our Ears, and that there were really Ten Syllables in a Verfe where we find but Nine: But this Opinion is not worth confuting; 'tis fo grofs and obvious an Error, that common Senfe (which is a Rule in every thing but Matters of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 páginas
...: but this opinion is not worth confuting 5 it is fo grofs and obvious an error, that common lenfe (which is a rule in every thing but matters of faith and revelation) muft convince thfe reader, that equality of numbers in every verfe which we call Heroic, was either pot known, or... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 páginas
...he would make us believe, the " fault is in our ears, and that there are really ten fyllables , " in a verfe, where we find but nine : but this opinion...faith and revelation) muft convince the reader, that *' equally of numbers in every verfe, which we call heroick, " was either not known or not always praftifed... | |
 | 1761 - 614 páginas
...he would make us believe, the " fault is in our ears, and that there are really ten fyllables " in a verfe, where we find but nine : but this opinion...an error, that " common, fenfe (which is a rule in everything but matters " of faith "and revelation) muft convince the reader, that " equally of numbers... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 páginas
...; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there are really ten fyllables in a verfe, where we find but nine : but this opinion is not worth confuting That equality of numbers in every verfe, which we call heroic, was either not known, or not always... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 páginas
...for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten fyllables in a verfe where we find but nine: but this opinion is...always praftifed in Chaucer's age. It were an eafy matterlo produce fome thoufands of his verfes, which are lame for want of half a foot, and fometimea... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 páginas
...him; for he wouldmakeus believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten fyllables in a verfe where we find but nine: but this opinion is...is a rule in every thing but matters of faith and and revelation) muft convince the reader, that equality of numbers in every verfe, which we call Heroic,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 páginas
...for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten fyllables in a verfe where we find but nine : but this opinion...grofs and obvious an error, that common fenfe (which i& a rule in every thing but matters of faith and and revelation) muft convince the reader, that equalffy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 páginas
...make us believe the faultis in our ears,and that there were really ten fyllablcs in a verfe where v:e find but nine : but this opinion is not worth confuting;...grofs and obvious an error, that common. fenfe (which i» a rule in every thing but matters of faith • and and revelation) muft convince the reader, that... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 552 páginas
...for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that, there were really ten fyllables in a verfe where we find but nine ; but this opinion is not worth confuting ; 'tis fo grofs and obvious an errour that common fenfe mud convince the reader that equality of numbers... | |
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Tis true, I cannot go so far as he who published the last edition of him; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten syllables in a verse where we find but nine; but this opinion is not worth confuting; 'tis... 
