Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And without method talks us into sense ; Will, like a friend, familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. The Works of Horace - Page 378by Horace - 1821Full view - About this book
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...638 Receiv'd his laws ; and stood convinced 'twas fit, Who conquer'd Nature, should preside o'er wit. Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And...into sense; Will, like a friend, familiarly convey, 655 The truest notions in the easiest way. He, who supreme in judgment, as in wit, Might boldly censure,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...650 Receiv'd his laws, and stood convinc'd 'twas fit, Who conquer'd Nature should preside o'er wit. Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And...into sense ; Will, like a friend, familiarly convey 655 The truest notions in the easiest way. He who, supreme in judgment as in wit, Might boldly censure... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 pages
...of the Poetics in which he had given precepts for comedy, did not likewise descend to posterity. 39. Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And without method talks us into sense.* The vulgar notion, that Horace's Epistle to the Pisos contains a complete Art of Poetry, is totally... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...liherty, Keceiv'd his laws, and stood convinc'd 'twas fit, Who conquer'd nature should preside o'er wit. Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And without method talks us into sense; 95 Will, like a friend, familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. He who, supreme in... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...liberty, Receiv'd liis laws, and stood convinc'd 'twas fit Who conquer'd nature should preside o'er wit. Horace still charms with graceful negligence^ And,...familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. He who, supreme in judgment as in wit, Might boldly censure as lie boldly writ, Yet jndp'd with coolness,... | |
| 1808 - 408 pages
...Rcceiv'd his laws, and stood convinc'd; 'twas fi I, Whocoiif|uci'd N'attire should preside o'er »it Horace still charms with graceful negligence And without method talks us into sense • Will, like n friend, familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. Hewho, supreme in indûment ns in... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...liberty, Receiv'd his laws, and stood convinc'd 'twas fit Who conquer'd nature should preside o'er wit. Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And, without method, talks us into sense j Will, like a friend, familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. He who, supreme in... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...liberty, Rpreiv'd his laws, and stood convinc'd 'twas fit Who conquer' d nature should preside o'er wit. Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And...familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. He who, supreme in jndgment as in wit, Might boldly censure as he boldly writ, Yet jndg'd with coolness,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...preside o'er Wit. Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And without method Uilks us into scn.se ; r shall be, coiilrl-this (Tilly Isret. Hut soon your heaven is pone ; a hcavk »!•• who, supreme in judgement as in wit, Might boldly censure, as he boldly writ ; Yet juilg'd... | |
| John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...draw : But when t'examine ev'ry part he came, Nature and Homer were, he found, the same. POPE. Horace. HORACE still charms with graceful negligence, And...familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. He, He, who supreme in judgment as in wit, Might boldly censure, as he boldly writ, Yet judg'd with... | |
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