...CORHKSJ-ONDS TO S1GNIFICATI6.V. Smiintli and rough verse. Soft is the strain when zephyr ge,ntly blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows. But...hoarse, rough verse, should like the torrent roar. Slow motion imitated. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw. The line too labours, and...

...CORRESPONDS WITH SIGHIFICATIOS. Smooth and rough verse. i Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows. But...The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Slow motion imitated. When Aj;«x strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and...

...harsh, or difficult motion, as, forewarn, mankind. Example 1. Thus Pope, in his Essar on Criticism, " But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar." Example 2. Again, " With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round...

...Excellency. ""Soft is the Strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth Stream in smoother Number flow; But when loud Surges lash the sounding Shore, The...hoarse, rough Verse should like the Torrent roar. When Ajax strives some Rock's vast Weight to throw, The line too labours, and the Words move slow; Not so,...

..."nevertheless" here into a case of "because" (in the same passage from An Essay on Criticism quoted above): "But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, / The...hoarse, rough Verse should like the torrent roar." The effusive speaker of Browning's youthful Pauline, his poetic confidence flagging, vows, "So, I will...

...asserts Pope before providing several illustrative examples: Soft is the Strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth Stream in smoother Numbers flows; But...Surges lash the sounding Shore, The hoarse, rough Vfcrsishou'd like the Torrent TOUT. When Ajax strives, some Rocks' vast Weight to throw, The Line too...

...Eccho to the Seuse. Soft is the strain when Zephyc gently blows. And the smooth Stream in smoosher Numbers flows; But when loud Surges lash the sounding Shore, The hoarse, rough Verse shou'd like the Torrent toar. When Ajax strives, some Rock's vast Weight to thtow. The Line too labours,...

...gives Offence, The Sound must seem an Eccho to the Sense. Soft is the Strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother Numbers flows; But...Surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough Verse shou'd like the Torrent roar. When Ajax strives, some Rock's vast weight to throw, The Line too labours,...

...sense: 365 - ~ i - • i - ' r • r ' Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, -| ' ' r ' r ' r And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shoar, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. - T ' i ' i ' - r ' When Ajax strives,...

...gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense: Soft is the strain when Zephyr gendy blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But...hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives, some rock's vast weight to throw, 370 The line too labours, and the words move slow;...