| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 410 sider
...feem ; So we miftake the future's face, Ey'd through Hope's deluding glafs ; As yon fummits foft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which, to thofe...brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the fame cparfe way, The prefent 's ftill a cloudy day. O may I with myfelf agree, And never covet what I fee... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 368 sider
...Hope's deluding glafs ; As yon fummits foft and fair, Clad in colours of .the air, Which, to thole who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the fame coarfe way, The prefent '•s ftill a cloudy day. 0 may I with myfelf agree, And never covet what I fee i Content me... | |
| 1782 - 516 sider
...future's face, Ey'd thro' Hope's deluding glafs. As yon fummits foft and fair; Clad in colours of the aio Which, to thofe who journey near, Barren, brown, and...fame coarfe way ; The prefent's ftill a cloudy day. O may I with myfelf agree. And never covet what I fee ! Content me with an humble made. My paffions... | |
| 1782 - 402 sider
...through hope's deluding glafs ; As yon fuhimits foft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to th6fe who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear;...coarfe way,' : " The prefent's ftill a cloudy day. ; O may I with myfelf agree, And never covet what I fee ! Content me with an humble fhade, My paffions... | |
| John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 544 sider
...feem ; So we miftake the future's face, Ey'd through hope's deluding glafs ; As yon fummits foft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, , . Which to thofe...fame coarfe way, The prefent's ftill a cloudy day. By crouding too many thoughts together, writers often produce confufion. Part of the above is uncommonly... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sider
...feem ; So we miftake the future's face, Eyed through hope's deluding glafs ; As yon fummits foft and fair, , Clad in colours of the air, Which to thofe...Still we tread the fame coarfe way, The prefent's fiill a cloudy day. O may I with myfelf agree, And never covet what I fee ! Content me with an humble... | |
| John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 sider
...Ey'd through hope's deluding glafs ; As yon fummits foft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, JWuh to thofe who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough...fame coarfe way, The prefent's ftill a cloudy day. By crouding too many thoughts together, writers often produce confufion. Part of the above is uncommonly... | |
| William Gilpin - 1789 - 214 sider
...a diftance. But his diftances, Or the aerial view of a diftant hill : — — yon fummits foft and fair Clad in colours of the air; Which to thofe, who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear. I obferved, are all in confufion ; and indeed it is not eafy to feparate them from his foregrounds.... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1789 - 484 sider
...dangers feem ; So we miftake the future's face, Ey'd thro' hope's deluding glafs; As yon fummits foft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to thofe who journey near, ; Barren, and brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the lame coarle way, iDyer. The prefent's ftill a cloudy... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 270 sider
...feem ; So we miftake .the future's face, Ey'd through Hope's deluding glafs ; As yon fummits foft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which, to thofe...rough appear; -Still we tread the fame coarfe way, The prefent 's ftill a cloudy day. O may I with myfelf agree, ] i And never covet what I fee : Content... | |
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