 | John Gilbert Cooper - Aesthetics - 1757 - 420 pages
...unconftrained view, 1 75 Than to the glimm'ring of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furve'y Nilus or Ganges rowling his bright wave 1 79 Thro'm&antains,plains,thro'empiresblack with made, And continents of fand ; will turn his gaze... | |
 | James Beattie - Classical education - 1776 - 582 pages
...be ; and fuch in fact it muft be, as long at leaft as he employs himfelf in fublime compofition. * Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey The Nile or Ganges roll his wafteful tide Through mountains, plains, through empires black with fhade,... | |
 | 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'... | |
 | James Beattie - Classical education - 1779 - 536 pages
...and, while actuated by admiration, and other important emotions, will not be apt to turn its view to * Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon. to furvey The Nile or Ganges roll his wafteful tide Through mountains, plains, through empires black with fhade,... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1744 - 124 pages
...contention of her 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...the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling Ins bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with lhade, i go' And continents of... | |
 | 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'... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 404 pages
...toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconftrained view, 1 7 j Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? . .. Who...that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains,... | |
 | 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,...round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with fhade 180 And continents... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...contention of her 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,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...her toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heav'n's broad fire his unconstrained view, Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide hori/.on, to survey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Thro'... | |
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And continents of sand, will turn his gaze To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet? 
