| G.W. Carleton & Co - 1878 - 360 sider
...Gars auld CLAES look amaist as weel's the new. BURNS, Cotter' S Saturday Nig1tt. Classic Ground. — For wheresoe'er I turn my ravished eyes, Gay gilded...around, And still I seem to tread on CLASSIC GROUND. ADDISON, Letter from Italy. Clay. — The precious porcelain of human CLAY. — BYHON, Don Juan. Cleanliness.... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 sider
...walks of every day deceased, And smiles an angel, or a fury frowns. YOUNG: Night Thoughts. POETRY. Poetic fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground. ADDISON. Methinks heroic poesy, till now, Like some fantastic fairy-land did show. COWI.EY. He loved... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 sider
...From the 'Letter from Italy.' For wheresoe'er I turn my ravished eyes, Gay gilded scenes and shming prospects rise ; Poetic fields encompass me around. And still I seem to tread on classic ground ; (1) For here the muse so oft her harp lias strung, That not a mountain rears its head unsung ; Renowned... | |
| Arthur B. Davison - 1880 - 396 sider
...friend, Which nobly, beyond death, shall crown the end. Webster, D1uhess of MalfyJTAL Y. FOR whereso'er I turn my ravished eyes, Gay gilded scenes and shining...around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground ; For here the muse so oft her harp has strung, That not a mountain rears its head unsung, Renowned... | |
| James M. Trotter - 1878 - 560 sider
...prisoned son], And Up It In Elysium ." MILTOJC. " For, wheresoe'er I turn my ravished eyes, Gay glided scenes and shining prospects rise; Poetic fields encompass...around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground." ADDUOIT. opera, or music drama, in which, in lieu of the ordinary forms of speech, music and song are... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 562 sider
...with rhyme. For wheresoe'er I turn my ravish'd eye», Gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, 10 Poetic fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground ; For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung. That not a mountain rears its head unsung ; Henown'd... | |
| William John Courthope - 1884 - 202 sider
...which he gives utterance on finding himself among the scenes described in his favourite authors : " Poetic fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground ; For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung, That not a mountain rears its head unsung ; Renowned... | |
| Thomas Young Crowell - 1885 - 702 sider
...murmur all around ITALY. FOR whereso'er I turn my ravished eyes, Gay, gilded scenes in shining prospect rise; Poetic fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground ; For here the muse so oft her harp has strung, That not a mountain rears its head unsung; Renown'd... | |
| Janet Ross - 1889 - 400 sider
...this grave which encloses him.". Tavola del Pidadii:o. CHAPTER VIII. LEUCASP 1 D E. " For wheresoe'ei I turn my ravished eyes. Gay gilded scenes and shining...around. And still I seem to tread on classic ground." RIGHT glad were we to shake the dirt ot Bari off our feet and escape from the univeral smell of " cicutis... | |
| Alexander Pope, Sir Adolphus William Ward - 1893 - 588 sider
...equorum.' Ver. 258. o'er all itnclassic ground:} Alludes to Mr Addison's verse, in the praises of Italy: *Poetic fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground.' \Lctterfrom Italy to Lord Halifax.] As v. 264 is a parody on a noble one of the same author in The... | |
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