| William Smith - 1803 - 528 Seiten
...bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. — Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye,...Virgil sings in vain. The beauteous forms of nature are efi'ac'd ; Tempe's soft charms, the raging wat'ry waste. Each greatly-wild, each sweet romantic scens,... | |
| William Smith - 1803 - 492 Seiten
...bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. — Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye,...Blank as pale Stucco, Rubens lines the room ; Lost »re the raptures of bold Handel's strain ; Great Tally storms, sw«et Virgil sings in vain. The beauteous... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 Seiten
...the main. Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be rh.irm'd, ID vain majestic Wren expands the dome ; Blank as pale...sings, in vain. The beauteous forms of Nature are eiffac'd ; Tempe's soft charms, the raging wat'ry waste; Each greatly-wild, each sweet romantic scene,... | |
| Sir Charles Hanbury Williams - 1822 - 242 Seiten
...bestial, or divine. Better he born, with Taste, to little rent, "Than the dull monarch of a continent. Without this bounty which the gods bestow, Can Fortune...dome ; Blank as pale stucco Rubens lines the room -r Lost are the raptures of bold Handel's strain ; Great Tully storms, sweet Virgil sings, in vain.... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 320 Seiten
...happy? — No. As well might fortune, in her frolic vein, Proclaim an oyster sovereign of the main. i Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye,...sings, in vain. The beauteous forms of nature are effaced : Tempe's soft charms, the raging watery waste, Each greatly wild, each sweet romantic scene... | |
| 1822 - 292 Seiten
...justly warm'd, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be charm'd, In vain majestic Wren expands the dome ; Blank, aa pale stucco, Rubens lines the room ; Lost are the...sings, in vain. The beauteous forms of nature are effaced: Tempe's soft charms, the raging watery waste, Each greatly wild, each sweet romantic scene... | |
| 1825 - 474 Seiten
...bosom justly warm'd, An eye, an ear, a fane; to be charm'd, In Tain majestic Wren expands the doom, Blank as pale stucco Rubens lines the room, Lost are the raptures of bold Handel's strain, Great Tally storms, sweet Virgil sings in vain 3 LLANDBINDOD WELLS, Tbebeantious form* of Nature are effaced,... | |
| John Armstrong, John Dyer, George Gilfillan, Matthew Green - 1858 - 314 Seiten
...sovereign of the main. Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warmed, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be charmed, In vain majestic Wren expands the dome; Blank as pale...room; Lost are the raptures of bold Handel's strain ; GO Great Tully storms, sweet Virgil sings, in vain. The beauteous forms of nature are effaced; Tempe's... | |
| John Armstrong (Physician & Poet.) - 1880 - 692 Seiten
...sovereign of the main. Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warmed, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be charmed, In vain majestic Wren expands the dome; Blank as pale...room; Lost are the raptures of bold Handel's strain ; eo Great Tully storms, sweet Virgil sings, in vain. The beauteous forms of nature are effaced; Tempe's... | |
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