 Through the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms, as glitter in the Muse's ray With orient hues, unborrow'd of the sun : Yet shall he mount, and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate ; Beneath the good...  Poems - Side 48af Thomas Gray - 1770 - 120 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1760 - 556 sider
...! Lyre divine, what daring fpirit Wakes thee now ? tho' he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear Sailing with fupreme dominion...deep of air : Yet oft before his infant eyes would ran Such forms as glitter in the Mufes ray W«th orient hues, nnborrow'd of the fun : Yet (hall he... | |
 | 1764 - 202 sider
...inherit Nor the f ride nor ample pinion Ybat the Ihelun eagle tear, Sailing ivitbfupreme dominion, Ihre' the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his infant eyes would rim Such forms as glitter in the Mufe's ray Yet Jhall lie mount and keep his diflant <way Bejoftd the... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 sider
...the imagery of both poets is much the fame. -' tho' he inherit " Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, " That the Theban eagle bear " Sailing with fupreme dominion " Thro' the azure deep of air." Progrefs of Poetry. [u] —flee] The proper word had been Jfly, if the rhyme would have given leave.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 sider
...Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sailing with fupreme dominion Through the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his infant...forms, as glitter in the Mufe's ray With orient hues, unborrow' d of the fun : Yet mall he mount, and keep his diftant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar... | |
 | 1782 - 542 sider
...pinion, That the ponían Svlla bore, Sailing to fuprcme dominion O'er foaming feas of kindred gore ! Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in ambition's ray : 'With duiky hues, unbrighten'd by the fun, Yet /hall he mount and keep his dirbnt... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1789 - 454 sider
...fpirit Wakes thee now? tho' he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion That the Theban Eagle bear 1 Sailing with fupreme dominion Thro' the azure deep of air: Yet oft before his infant eyes weuld run Such forms, as glitter in the Mufe's ray With orient hues, unborrow'd of the fun : Yet lhall... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 sider
...? tho' he inherit N&r the pride, nor xmplc pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sniltng with luprcme dominion Thro' the azure deep of air ; Yet oft before...his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in trie Mufe's ray, With orient hues, unbomnv'd of the fun : Yet mall he mount, and keep his diftant way... | |
 | 1791 - 728 sider
...prove. But, firft, a word of a modern poet or two. That beautiful pafl'age in GRAY'S Progrefs of Poetry, Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Mufe's ray, With orient hues, uuhot i owed of the fun, ii borrowed, as a gentleman of elegant literature pointed out to me, from... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 sider
...inherit Nor the pride nor ample pinion That the Thtban eagle bear. Sailing \vi:h fupreme dominion I'hrci' the azure dee-p of air; ' Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as gutter in the Mufe's ray, With orient hues imborrow'J of the l'un : Yet lhall he mount, and keep his... | |
 | 1791 - 718 sider
...prove. Rut, firft, a word of a modern poet or t>v9. That beautiful paliage m GRAY'S Pi ogrcls of Poetry, Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in ths Mufe's ray, Willi orient hu-s, unboaoweJ of the fun, is bjrrou'cd. a^ a eentlcman of elegant litci... | |
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