Who but rather turns To Heaven's broad fire his unconstrained view, Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to survey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains;... The Book of Pleasures: Containing The Pleasures of Hope - Side 117af Thomas Campbell - 1851 - 187 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| English poets - 1790 - 404 sider
..... 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, plains, through empires black with fhade i So And continents of fand ; will turn his gaze To mark the windings, of a fcanty rill That... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1794 - 218 sider
...waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with fhade 180 And continents of fand ; will turn his gaze To mark the windings of a fcanty rill That murmurs... | |
| 1802 - 302 sider
...Nilus or Ganges rolling his broad tide Thro' mountains, plains, thro' empires black with shade, 180 And continents of sand ; will turn his gaze To mark...windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet ? The high born soul Disdains to rest her heaven aspiring wing Beneath its native quarry. Tired of earth... | |
| 1807 - 544 sider
...magnificent, no less than of th« marvellous. * Who that from Alpine heights his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon to survey Nilus or Ganges rolling...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 at his... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sider
...the wild horizon , to surrey Wilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Thro' mountains , plains, thro' empires black with shade And continents of sand !...his "feet ? The high-born soul Disdains to rest her heav'n-aspiring wing Beneath its native quarry. Tir'd of eartn And this diurnal scene, she springs... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1804 - 206 sider
...Than to the glimm'ring 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 bright wave [shade, Thro' mountains, plains, thro' empires black with And continents of sand, will turn his gaze... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 sider
...Novelty. Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Mioots round the «idc horizon, to furvey Kilns, or Ganges, rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains through empires black with fiti<ie, And continents of fand, will turn his gaze, To mark the windiogs of a fcanty rill That murmurs... | |
| Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1805 - 432 sider
...empires black with shade is uncommonly grand. Who that from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to survey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Thro' mountains, plains, thro' empires black with shade, And continents of sand, Sic. PLEASURES OF... | |
| 1806 - 408 sider
...plains, thro' empires black with shade., And continents of saud ; will turn his gaze To mark the winding; of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet ? The high-born soul; Disdains to rest her heav'n-aspiring wing Beneath its native quarry. Tir'd of earth And this diurnal scene, she springs... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1807 - 254 sider
...the wide horizon, to survey Nilus or Gauges rolling his bright wave Thro' mountains, plains, thro* empires black with shade And continents of sand ; will turn his gaze 181 To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet? The high-born soul Disdains to... | |
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