 fair light, And thou enlightened earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here...  Poetics; Or a Series of Poems and Disquisitions on Poetry ... - Page 152by George Dyer - 1812Full view - About this book
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay; Ye Hills and Dales, ye Rivers,...Plains, And ye that live and move, fair Creatures tell, 276" Tell if ye saw, how came I thus? how here ? Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1796 - 292 pages
...my heart o'erflow'd. « —Thou Sun," faid I, " fair light, " And thou enlighten'd earth, fo frefh and gay, " Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, " Tell, if ye faw, how came I thus, how here?" Eve's addrefs to Adam, on his turning from her, after upbraiding... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...ohey'd, and readily could name Wlia tc'er I saw. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and platns, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here... | |
 | 1810 - 566 pages
...immediately after his creation, " 0 ! thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay : Ye hills and vales, ye rivers, woods. and plains. And ye That live and move, fair creatures! tell. Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here." should look up to heaven. As all the passions are, in the most... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 600 pages
...very natural and amusing to the imagination : * Thou Sun,' said I, ' fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye I'n-.i live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus ? how here?' His next... | |
 | George Neville Ussher - 1803 - 102 pages
...D.;ny it to a King.' SHAKESPEARE. ' And thou enlightened earth, fa frefh and gay, ' Ye hills and d.des, ye rivers, woods, and plains, ' And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, 1 Tell,if ye faw,how came I thus,how here.' MlLTON. ' Thou/aw, fair light, 6. Adam lamenting his tranfgreffion... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And Ihou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye Hills, and Dales, ye Rivers,...that live and move, fair Creatures, tell, Tell, if" ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Not of myself ; by some great Maker then, In goodness and in pow'r... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ; Ye hills and dales, ye rivers,...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here? Not of myself; by some Great Maker then, In goodness and in power... | |
 | James Beattie (LL.D.) - 1807 - 400 pages
...of past, or the anticipation of future • "" Thou sun, said I, fair light ! " Arid thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! " Ye hills, and dales, ye...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, " Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here : " Not of myself ; by some great Maker then, '' In goodness and... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 548 pages
...imitated in the following examples. -Thou fun, faid I, fair light ! And thou enlighten'd earth, fo frefh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...that live, and move, fair creatures ! tell, Tell if ye faw, how came I thus, how here— — Paradife Loft, hook viii. 273. -Both have finn'd ! but thou... | |
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