 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...merit. It is more correct, with less appearance of labour, and more elegant, with less ambition of ornament, than any other of his poems. There is, however,...bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to lanch into a nobler strain. To bridle a goddess is no very delicate idea ; but why must she be bridled?... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...merit. It is more correct, with less appearance of labour, acd more elegant, with less ambition of ornament, than any other of his poems. There is, however,...notice may properly be taken: Fir'd with that name — 1 bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to lanch into a nohler strain. To bridle a... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...be taken: Fir'd with that name — 1 bridle in my strniijling Muse \virh pain, That lonijs to lanch into a nobler strain. To bridle a goddess is no very...but why must she be bridled? because she longs to lanch ; an act which was never hindered by a bridle : and whither will she lanch ? into a. nobler strain.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...Fir'd with that name — 1 bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to lanch into a nohler strain. , To bridle a goddess is no very delicate...but why must she be bridled? because she longs to lanch ; an act which was never hindered by a bridle : and whither will she lanch ? into a nobler strain.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 612 pages
...merit. It is more correct, with less appearance of labour, and more elegant, with less ambition of ornament, than any other of his poems. There is, however,...broken metaphor, of which notice may properly be taken: FirM with that name — I bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to lanch into a nobler... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...merit. It is more correct, with less appearance of labour, awl more elegant, with less ambition of ornament, than any other of his poems. There is, however,...one broken metaphor, of which notice may properly b« taken : Fir'd with that name — 1 tridle }n my straggling Muse with pain, That longs to lanch... | |
 | John Young - Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 - 1810 - 432 pages
...images of horsemanship, and watery motion, as 58 CRITICISM | Addison has done in the following couplet : I bridle in my struggling muse with pain, That longs to launch into a nobler strain. Of the melancholy truth, that great parts are often kept from expansion, by the influence of poverty... | |
 | John Young - 1810 - 266 pages
...The palate of a sectary, accustomed to the reception of Addison has done in the following couplet: I bridle in my struggling muse with pain, That longs to launch into a nobler strain.1 XIV. Of the melancholy truth, that great parts are often kept from expansion, by the influence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...merit. It is more correct, with less appearance of labour, and more elegant, with less ambition of ornament, than any other of his poems. There is, however,...notice may properly be taken : Fir'd with that name — 1 bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to launch inlo a nobler strain. * Spence.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...merit. It is more' correct, with less appearance of labour, and more elegant, with less ambition of ornament, than any other of his poems. There is, however,...broken metaphor, of which notice may properly be taken : Fii-'d with that name — 1 bridle in my struggling Muse with pain, That longs to launch into a nobler... | |
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To bridle a goddess is no very delicate idea ; but why must she be bridled '? because she longs to launch ? an act which was never hindered by a bridle : and whither will she launch ? into a nobler strain. 
