 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 at his feet?  The Pleasures of Imagination - Page 20by Mark Akenside - 1794 - 195 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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'... | |
 | 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,...round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with fltade . I So And continents... | |
 | 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, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye » Shoots •Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling his bright wave Through mountains,... | |
 | 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
...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,...round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling Ins bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with lhade, i go' And continents... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
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