 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 psl.
...rhymes, and knoir What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow; And praise the easy vigour of a line, 360 Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join....from art, not chance; As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 psl.
...song, That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along, And praise the easy vigour of a line 360 Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join....from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 psl.
...rhimes, and know What's roundly smooth , or languishingly slow } And praise the easy vigour of a line , Where Denham's strength and "Waller's sweetness join....from art not chance , As those move easiest who have learn 'd to dance. 'Tis not enough, no harshness gives offence , The sound must aeem an echo to the... | |
 | 1806 - 408 psl.
...rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join....from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 psl.
...evident that he bestowed much time and care on his poems, before he ventured them out of his hands."f 27. True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. J • i It is well known that the writings of Voiture, of Sarassin, and La Fontaine,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 psl.
...rhymes, and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow, And praise the easy vigour of a line Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join...from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. Tis not enough no harshness gives offence; The sound must seem an echo to the sense.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 psl.
...and know What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow ; And praise the easy vigour of a line, WThere Denham's strength, and Waller's sweetness join True...from art, not chance. As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 psl.
...languisbingly slow, And praise the easy vigour of a line [join. Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 psl.
...languishingly slow, And praise the easy vigour of a line [join. Where Denhatn's strength and Waller's sweetuess True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; The sound must seem an echo to the sense.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 psl.
...What's roundly smooth, or languishingly slow ; And praise the" easy vigor of a line Where Dcnham's o aspire, Till he the step of pow'r aMvnd* And courtiers to their idol bend ! With cv j As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance, "Tis not enough no harshness gives oticiice, The... | |
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True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance. 
