And seems design'd for thoughtless majesty: Thoughtless as monarch oaks, that shade the plain, And, spread in solemn state, supinely reign. Heywood and Shirley were but types of thee, Thou last great prophet of tautology... Wit and Humor - Page 193edited by - 1846 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1801 - 416 pages
...the day. Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye, And seems design'd for thoughtless majesty; Q'U Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain,...types of thee, Thou last great prophet of Tautology. JO Even I, a dunce of more reoown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way; And, coarsely... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...upon the day. Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye, And seems design'd for thoughtless jnajesty : Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain,...types of thee, Thou last great prophet of Tautology! • 30 Even- 1, a dunce of more renown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way ; And, coarsely... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 480 pages
...His rising fogs prevail upon the day. Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye, And seems designed for thoughtless majesty ; Thoughtless as monarch oaks,...types of thee, Thou last great prophet of tautology ! Even I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way ; And, coarsely... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...His rising fogs prevail upon the day. Besides, his goodly fabric fills the eye, And seems designed for thoughtless majesty ; Thoughtless as monarch oaks,...types of thee, Thou last great prophet of tautology ! Even I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way ; And, coarsely... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pages
...Thoughtless as monarch oaks, that shade the plain, And, spread in solemn state, supinely reigu. Hey wood and Shirley* were but types of thee, Thou last great prophet of tautology ! Even I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way ; And, coarsely... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...fabric fills the eye, And seems desigu'd for thoughtless majesty : Thoughtless a« monarch oaks tb*t shade the plain, And spread in solemn state, supinely...types of thee, Thou last great prophet of Tautology. Kv'u I, a ilunce of more renown than they, Was sent before but to prepare the way ; And, coarsely clad... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...thoughtless as monarch oaks, that shade Ihe plain, and spread in solemn state supinely reign. Hey wood and Shirley were but types of thee, thou last great prophet of tautology ! Ev'n 1, a dunce of more renown than they, was sent before but to prepare thy way ; and coarsely clad... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...thoughtless as monarch oaks, that shade the plain, and spread in solemn state supinely reign. Hey wood and Shirley were but types of thee, thou last great prophet of tautology ! Ev'n 1, a dunce of more renown than they, •was sent before but to prepare thy way; and coarsely... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 pages
...goodly fabric fills the eye, And seems dcsign'd for thoughtless majesty : Thoughtless as monarch-oaks that shade the plain. And, spread in solemn state,...types of thee, Thou last great prophet of Tautology ! Ev'n I, a dunce of more renown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way; And, coarsely clad... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 pages
...Thoughtless as monareh-oaks that shade the plain, And, spread in solemn state, supinely reign. Hey wood and Shirley were but types of thee, Thou last great prophet of Tautology ! Ev*n I, a dunee of more renown than they, Was sent before but to prepare thy way t And, eoarsely... | |
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