 For what the eternal Maker has ordain'd The powers of man : we feel within ourselves His energy divine : he tells the heart, He meant, he made us to behold and love What he beholds and loves, the general orb Of life...  The Pleasures of Imagination - Page 118by Mark Akenside - 1818 - 195 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 404 pages
...change, and nobler. Would the forms 615 . Of fervile cuftom crnmp her generous powers ? Would fordid policies, the barbarous growth • Of ignorance and rapine, bow her down To tame purfuits, to indolence and fear? Lo ! fhe appeals to nature, to the winds 6^0 And fowling waves, the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 404 pages
...change, and nobler. Would the forms 61 $ Of fervile cuftom cramp her generous powers ? Would fordid policies, the barbarous growth Of ignorance and rapine, bow her down To tame purfuits, to indolence and fear ? , io ! fhe appeals to nature, to the winds • 620 And rolling waves,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Solitude - 1799 - 390 pages
...the change, and nobler. Would the forms Of fervile cuftom cramp her generous powers I Would fordid policies, the barbarous growth Of ignorance and rapine, bow her down To tame purfuits, to indolence and fear ? Lo! flie appeals to NATURE, to the winds And rolling waves, the fun's... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...far Will be the change, and nobler. Would the forms 615 Of servile custom cramp her generous pow'rs ! Would sordid policies, the barbarous growth Of ignorance...course, The elements and seasons : all declare For what th' eternal Maker has ordain'd The pow'rs of man : we feel within ourselves His energy divine ; be... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...Would the'form* Of servile custom cramp her gen'rous pow'rs f Would sordid policies , the barbVous growth Of ignorance and rapine , bow her down To tame...and fear? Lo ! she appeals to nature , to the winds And rolling waves, the sun's unwearied course j The elements and seasons: all declare For what th'... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1804 - 206 pages
...Would the forms Of servile custom cramp her gen'rous pow'rs ? Would sordid policies, the barb'rons growth Of Ignorance and Rapine, bow her down To tame pursuits, to indolence and lear ? Lo ? he appeals to Nature, to the winds 020 And rolling waves, the sun's unweary'd course, The... | |
 | Great Britain - Great Britain - 1806 - 286 pages
...Would the forms of servile custom then cramp her generous powers ; would Schemes of a sordid policy, the barbarous growth of ignorance and rapine, bow her down to tame pursuits, to indolence and fear? she knows, on the grounds of what has been asserted * in ' The National Improvements of * u Postulate... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...nobler. Would the formsOf servile custom cramp her gen'rous pow'rs ? Would sordid politics, the barb'rous growth. Of ignorance and rapine, bow her down. To tame pursuits, to indolence and fear ? Lo I she appeals to nature, to the winds And rolling waves, the sun's uawearied eo\irse>. The elements... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1807 - 254 pages
...far 614 Will be the change, and nobler. Would the forms Of servile custom cramp her generous powers ? Would sordid policies, the barbarous growth Of ignorance...bow her down To tame pursuits, to indolence and fear ? JLo ! she appeals to nature, to the winds &20 And rolling waves, the sun's unwearied course, The... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...mightier far Will be the change, and nobler. Would the forms Of servile custom cramp her generous power ? Would sordid policies, the barbarous growth Of ignorance...and fear? Lo! she appeals to nature, to the winds And rolling waves, the sun's unwearied course, The elements and seasons : all declare For what the... | |
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