 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-ey'd Fancy hovering o'er Scatters from her piftur'd urn (1 Thoughts, that breathe, and words, that burn. ** But ah ! 'tis heard no more — '* For the fpirit of the living creature was in the wheels — And above the firmament, that was... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...III. 3Hark, 'his hands the lyre explore! Bright-eyed fancy, hov'ring o'er, Scatters from her piftur'd urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn But, ah ! 'tis heard no more— O lyre divine ! what daring fpirit Wakes thee now ? tho' he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...reHI. 3Hark, his hands the lyre explore .' Bright-eyed fancy, hov'ring o'er, Scatters from her pirtur'd urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But, ah ! tis heard no more О lyre divine ! what during fptrit Wakes thee now > Tho' he inherit Uor the pride nor ample pinion,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 450 pages
...[pace. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-ey'd fancy, hov'ring o'er, Scatters from her piftur'd urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But...'tis heard no more — Oh ! Lyre divine, what daring fpirit Wakes thee now ? tho' he inhent Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Elegiac poetry, English - 1798 - 130 pages
...thunder cloth'd { and long-refoundIII.3 Hark ! his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-ey'd Fancy, hov'ring o'er, Scatters from her pictur'd urn Thoughts that breathe and words that burn ; § no But ah ! 'tis heard no more || — Oh, lyre divine ! what daring fpirit Wakes thee now ? tho'... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...thunder cloth'd, and long-resounding pace (a). III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-ey'd Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictur'd urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn (b). [9] Johnson allows this account of Milton's blindness to be " happily M imagined." (y ) Clos'd... | |
 | Art - 1799 - 616 pages
...this country ? Gray gives a reprefentation of Faacf Your's,&c. LiBERHoMO. that feems quite original. Hark! his hands the lyre explore! > Bright-eyed Fancy hovering o'er Scatters from her piclur'd urn Thoughts, that breathe, and words, that burn. Progr. of Poefff There is fomething bold... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...thunder cloth'd, and long-resounding pace (a). III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre explore! Bright-ey'd Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictur'd urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn (b). [9J Johnson allows this account of Milton's blindness to be " happily " imagined." Cy) Clos'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...pace. Hark, his hands the lyre explore 1 Bripftt-ey'd Fancy hovering o'er, Scatters from lier pi&ur'd urn, Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But, ah! 'tis heard romore— Oh! lyre divine, « hat daring fpirit Wakes thce now ? though he inherit Nor the pride, nor... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...thunder cloth'd, and long-resoundinj pace z. III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-ey'd Fancy, hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictur'd urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn a. [8] Johnson allows this account of Milton's blindness to be " happily imagined." y Two coursers... | |
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Closed his eyes in endless night. Behold where Dryden's less presumptuous car Wide o'er the fields of Glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder clothed, and long-resounding pace Hark, his hands the lyre explore! Bright-eyed Fancy,... 
