 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 - 1807 - 514 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, woods and plaint, And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...objects he beheld, in order to procure information. , Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thon cnlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers,...that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if you sa\v, how came I thus, how here J We shall give a remarkably fine example of this figure, from bishop... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 398 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,...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus ? how here f Ills next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep he fancies... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 352 pages
...objects he beheld, in order to procure information. Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers,...move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if you saw, how came I thus, how here ? (says he) to your Natural Religion : lay before her Mahomet, and his disciples,... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 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... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 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 I came thus, how here ? Not of myself;—by some great Maker then, In goodness and in power... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 384 pages
...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,...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus '. how here L' His next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep, he... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...is very natural and amusing to the imagination. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlight'ned earth, so fresh and gay. Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plain», And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell if you saw, how came I thus, how here... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...natural and amusing to the imagination : -Thou sun, said I, fair light, And i hon enlighteu'd eartli, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plain«, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, 'if ye saw, how came 1 thus r how here... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. ' Thou Sun,' said I, ' fair light; And them enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, 27* And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ? Not... | |
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