 | 1810 - 538 Seiten
...sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom, when it advances in its path : — subject it to the critic, and yon tame it into dulness. — Mighty rivers break down...banks in the winter, sweeping away to death the flocks wliich are fattened on the soil that they fertilise in the summer : the few may be saved by embankments... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 464 Seiten
...sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom, when it advances in its path. Subject it to the critick, and you tame it into dulness. Mighty rivers break down...drowning, but the flock must perish for hunger. Tempests occasionly shake our dwellings, and dissipate our commerce ; but they scourge before them the lazy... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 458 Seiten
...sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom, when it advances in its path. Subject it to the critick, and you tame it into dulness. Mighty rivers break down...drowning, but the flock must perish for hunger. Tempests occasionly shake our dwellings, and dissipate our commerce ; but they scourge before them the lazy... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 470 Seiten
...sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom, when it advances in its path ;— subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulness. —Mighty rivers break down...embankments from drowning, but the flock must perish for hunger.—Tempests occasionally shake our dwellings and dissipate our commerce ; but they scourge before... | |
 | James Ridgway - 1813 - 470 Seiten
...sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom, when it advances in its path;— subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulness. —Mighty rivers break down...embankments from drowning, but the flock must perish for hunger.—Tempests occasionally shake our dwellings and dissipate our commerce; but they scourge before... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1813 - 634 Seiten
...sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom, when it advances in its path;—subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulness. Mighty rivers break down...death the flocks which are fattened on the soil that thev fertilize in the summer : the few may be saved by embankments from drowning, but the flock must... | |
 | 1817 - 650 Seiten
...sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom when it advances in its path; — subject it to' the critic, and you tame it into dulness. — Mighty rivers break...may be saved by embankments from drowning, but the tlock must perish for hunger. — Tempests occasionally shake our dwellings and dissipate our commerce... | |
 | 1817 - 650 Seiten
...intemwTien it advances in its path¿ — subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulnes?. — Mighty rivers break down their banks in the winter, sweeping away to death the nocks which are fattened on the soil that they fertilize in the summer : the few may be saved by embankments... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 Seiten
...are sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom, when it advances in its path ; subject it to the critic and you tame it into dulness. Mighty rivers break down...to death the flocks which are fattened on the soil they fertilize in the summer: the few may be saved by embankments from drowning, tout the flock must... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1830 - 554 Seiten
...are sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom when it advances in its path : subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulness. Mighty rivers break down their banks in the winter, sweeping to death the flocks which are fattened on the soil that they fertilize in the summer : the few may... | |
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... alloys which belong to them, or live without them. Genius breaks from the fetters of criticism, but its wanderings are sanctioned by its majesty and wisdom when it advances in its path ; subject it to the critic, and you tame it into dulness. 
