 Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here?  The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of ... - Page 32by John Newbery - 1762 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Theology - 1825 - 398 pages
...then perused. - Thou sun, said F, fair light And thou enlightened earth, so freih and gay ; Ye lulls and dales, ye rivers, woods and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if ye saw how 1 came thus, how here ? Not of myself;——————By some great Maker then, In goodness... | |
 | Thomas Brown - Intellect - 1826 - 522 pages
...readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou,enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, "if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ; — Not of myself; — by some' great Maker then, In goodness and... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...could name Whate'er I saw. ' Thou Sun,' said I, * fair light, And thou enlightcn'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers woods, and...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ? — Not of myself; — by some great Maker then, In goodness and... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1828 - 426 pages
...objects to thost that are inanimate. "Thou Sun, said I, fair light! And thou enlightened earth, so fresh and gay! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if you know, how came I thus;—how here!'' "Nature, Great Parent, whose directing hand Rolls round the seasons... | |
 | Questions - 1828 - 104 pages
...said I, fair Light ! " And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, " Ye Hills, and Dales, ye Rivera, Woods and Plains, " And Ye that live and move, fair Creatures, tell, " Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ?" Q. What is 'Aposiopesis? A. A half uttered threat, or other exclamation... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 662 pages
...the mouth of our first parent ! " Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlightened earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if you saw, how came I thus, how here ; Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness, as in power... | |
 | John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...could name Wliate'er I saw. ' Thou sun,' said I, * fair light, And tliou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if ye saw, ho« came I thus, how here? Not of myself; hy some great Maker then, In goodness ahd in power... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how beret Not of myself; hy some great Maker then, In goodness and in power... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 pages
...readily coold name Whate'er I saw. Thou Son, said I, fair li^ht, And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers> woods, and plains, And ye^hat live and move, fair ereatures teH, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Not of myself;... | |
 | Robert Morehead - 1830 - 510 pages
...immediately upon his creation: -" Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And tlinu, enlightened Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell if ye saw how came I thus, how here ? Not of myself, by some great Maker then, &c. Paradise Lost, book... | |
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