...delighted to terminate with one of his sonorous Alexandrines : " Waller was smooth, but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line. The long majestic march, and energy divine." Imit. of Hor. Lib. 2. Ep. 1. Though the hemistich is not essential to our Alexandrine, it is generally...

...refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine : Though still some traces of our rustic vein And splay-foot verse remain'd, and will remain. Late,...

...note, by his perpetual encomiums preserved his Master falling Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join '. The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic March, and Energy divine. Tho' still some traces of our m rustic vein, 270 And splay-foot verse, remain'd, and will remain. Late,...

...note, by his perpetual encomiums preserved his Master falling Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic March, and Energy divine. Tho' still some traces of our m rustic vein, 270 And splay-foot verse, remain'd, and will remain. Late,...

...refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth; but Drydeu taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine : Though still some traces of our rustic vein And splay-foot verse remain'd, and will remain. Late,...

...which they cannot emulate; in a word, who affect to pity that refined enthusiasm which approved of The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine. But, it will be asked, is there no room for originality, or is excellence unattainable, unless we adopt...

...support of the better cause, is perhaps superior in strength : but in the Jure Divino we look in vain for The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine b. b It was partly republished in 1821, by Mr. Hone ; who .says in the preface, " De Foe was the ablest...

...used to prevent a repetition in writing on printing ; thus, " Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join ) The varying verse, the full-resounding line, ; The long majestic march and energy divine." ) Ceous ) • C.-ious t pronounced like shus. bcious 1 r . Tious ) The cedilla, or cerilla, is a curve...

...Waller, more vigour than Denham, aud more nature than Cowley. Waller was smooth— but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine. COSMO THE ELDER. OSMO I. Grand Duke of Tuscany, of the house of Medici, was born in the year 1519....

...more than a dilatation of the praise given it by Pope : — 'Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine.' Hazlitt. " Lectures, &c." p. 135. Campbell. " Specimens, &c." Introduction, p. Ixxxv. "Some improvements...