 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 páginas
...thy own Messiah reigns ! ~NO. 152. CRITICISM. BY POPE. Drills hard to say if greater want of skill JL Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of the two, less dangerous is th' orfence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some tew in that, but numoers err in this ; 5... | |
 | 1834 - 1012 páginas
...reflect, before they speak, and not betray their ignorance and folly I As Pope has rightly remarked— "'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing, than in judging ill; But certain 'tis, less dangerous is tli' offence To tire the patience, than mislead... | |
 | Peter Buchan - 1834 - 134 páginas
...own stupidity, whim, and caprice, than any ignorance or defect of the author. " "1'is hard tii SitV, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; i But, of the two, less cUng'rous is th' offence To tire our patience than mislead our sense. Some... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 páginas
...693. Vida, ver. 705. Boileau, ver. 714. Lord Roscommon, &c. ver. 725. Conclusion. ESSAY ON CRITICISM. 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear...in judging ill ; But, of the two, less dangerous is the offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers err in this... | |
 | 1838 - 870 páginas
...with all the god-head in his mind ; He whom I/ef/, but want the power to paint. Giffnrd'i Juvenal, 'Tis hard to say If greater want of skill Appear in...in judging ill ; But, of the two, less dangerous is the offence To lire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in thai, but numbers err In this,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 páginas
...It is not SodifBcult to talk well, as to live well. Prosperity gains friends, adversity tries them. 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill. Angela ! and ministers of grace, — defend us. I come to bury Cseear, not to praise him. A METHOD... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 páginas
...is thy victory ? 0 Death ! where is thy eting ! AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM. Written in <*<• year 17W. low. But 'tis not ours, with forces not our own To combat the oflence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in tliat, but numbers err in this,... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1839 - 154 páginas
...ear, Not mend their minds; as some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. 8. 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear...in judging ill; But, of the two, less dangerous is the offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense ; Some few in that, but numbers err in this... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 páginas
...ye not Pom-pey' 1 And do you now strew flowers in Aw way Who comes in triumph over Pompey's blood'? 'Tis hard to say', if greater want of skill' Appear in wri-ting', or injudg-iug', ill*: But, of the two', less dangerous is the offence' To tire our po-tience', than mis-lead... | |
 | 206 páginas
...author, they have not merely taught the poet to mend his line — they teach the critic also his duty. Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in...in judging ill ; But of the two less dangerous is the offence To tire our patience than mislead our sense, Some few in that, but numbers err in this,... | |
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Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But, of the two, less dangerous is the offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers err in this ; Ten censure wrong for one who writes... 
