| Mark Akenside - 1744 - Počet stránok 124
...toils ; Proud to be daring .' Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconftrained view, 1 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling his bright wave Through mountains,... | |
| Joseph Priestley - 1777 - Počet stránok 348
...fublime, in Akenfide upon this fubject: Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconftrained view, Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey The Nile or Ganges roll his wafteful tide, Thro'... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 404
...toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconftrained view, 175 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye •Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rowling his bright wave Through mountains,... | |
| Joseph Priestley - 1781 - Počet stránok 412
.... -. — . - :-- -—--—-— Who but r*ther turrs - -- - To beaven'sbroad fire hi¿ unconifrained view, - -Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame? Who that, from Alpine heights, ifiC lab'rthg eye Shoots - Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey The Nile or Ganges roil his wafteful... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - Počet stránok 460
...of her toils; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns -J To Heav'n's broad fire his unconftfained view - , Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eyfi Shoots found the wild horizon, to furvey "Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Thro'... | |
| English poets - 1790 - Počet stránok 404
...toils; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconitrained view, i7j Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye rl PtEASuRES OF IMAGINATION, Book I. 219 Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey iVilus or Ganges... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1794 - Počet stránok 218
...toils ; Proud to be daring ? Who but rather turns To heaven's broad fire his unconflrained view, 175 Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains,... | |
| George Gregory - 1809 - Počet stránok 384
...of the same kind is. experienced. " Who but rather turns " To heaven's broad fire his unconstrained view, " Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? " Who that from alpine heights, his lab'ring eye " Shoots round the wide horizon, to survey " The Nile or Ganges roll his wasteful tide,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Počet stránok 628
...contention of her toils; Proud to be daring? Who but rather turns To Heaven's broad fire his unconstrained view, Than to the glimmering of a waxen flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to survey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains,... | |
| Anna Seward - 1811 - Počet stránok 420
...way. No hours are mine to waste upon romances, that are not very eminent. Who would so waste a much more plenteous leisure, that has fifteen volumes of...flame! Who, that from Alpine heights his labouring eye, Shoots o'er the wide horizon, to survey Nile, or the Gauges, rolling the broad wave Through mountains,... | |
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