 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was armed, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky; And oft, with holy hymns, he charmed their ears, (A music more melodious than the spheres,) " For David... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky: And oft with holy hymns he eharm'd their ears, (Л music more melodious than the sphere») For David... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet; and that, in his ordinary conversation, -letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " conjectures on original composition," that " blank verse is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, • letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Con" jectures on original Composition," that " blank " verse... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. , Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Con" jectures on original Composition," that " blank " verse... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, — — letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his Conjectures on original Composition, thai " blank verse is verse... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...sullen was to see : but sweet regards, and pleasing sanctity : mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; tho' harsh the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, Jetting down the golden chain from high, be drew his audience upward to the sky:... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 pages
...accent, and his action free. ) hty : 15 > ;ee. 3 With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harm the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting...chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : 20 And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears : (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.)... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1811 - 402 pages
...ctity, > Mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd ; For,...down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upwards to the sky. He taught the Gospel rather than the law, And forc'd himself to drive, but lov'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation^ letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Conjectures on original Composition," that " blank verse is... | |
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