 | Joseph Priestley - Criticism - 1777 - 348 pages
...in Akenfide upon this fubject : Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconftrained view, Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey The Nile or Ganges roll his wafteful tide, Thro'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 388 pages
...toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconftrained view, 175 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? : Who that,...round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black witk And continents of fand5... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 404 pages
...toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconftrained view, 175 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye •Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling his bright wave Through mountains, plains,... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1744 - 124 pages
...toils i Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconvtrained view, 175 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling Ins bright wave Through mountains, plains,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns -J To Heav'n's broad fire his unconftfained view-, Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eyfi Shoots found the wild horizon, to furvey "Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Thro'... | |
 | Mark Akenside - English poetry - 1794 - 218 pages
...toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconftrained view, 1 75 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains,... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconstrained view, 175 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon to survey Nilus or Ganges rolling his broad tide Thro' mountains,... | |
 | 1807 - 544 pages
...marvellous. * Who that from Alpine heights his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon to survey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with shade, Or continents of sand, will turn his gaze To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs... | |
 | Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Artists - 1805 - 422 pages
...grasp : Who Who that from Alpine heights his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon to survey, Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with shade, And continents of sand, will turn his gaze To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...Novelty. Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Mioots round the «idc horizon, to furvey Kilns, or Ganges, rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains through empires black with fiti<ie, And continents of fand, will turn his gaze, To mark the windiogs of a fcanty rill That murmurs... | |
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