 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
 | Daniel Staniford - 1814 - 254 pages
...with joy ray 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 ?" CHAPTER CXXXIII. Srs's ADRISSTO Adam's upbraiding Eve as being... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 292 pages
...order to procure information. Thou sun, said I, fair light ! , And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresli and gay \ Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if you saw, how came I thus, how here \ We shall give a remarkably fine example of this figure, from bishop S|%rlock. He... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 428 pages
...finely imitated in. the following examples. •Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou enlighteu'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains i And ye that live, and move, fair creatures I tell, Tell if ye saw, how came I thus, how here Paradise... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1817 - 90 pages
...representation given by our great poet, of the feelings arid language of our common parent — . — • — " Thou sun, said I, fair light! And thou, enlightened...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1817 - 214 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... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 pages
...Witlijfragrauce and with joy my heart o'crllow'd. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighreu'd earth so fresh, and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and pla,nt ; And ye that live, and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if y« saw, how came I tLus, how here... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1818 - 544 pages
...the representation given by our great poet, of the feelings and language of our common parent — " Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou, enlightened...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, bow came I thus, how liere ? — Not of myself — by some GREAT MAKER, then, In goodness and... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1818 - 580 pages
...the representation given by our great poet, of the feelings and language of our common parent — " Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou, enlightened...! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods and plains, Aad ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? — Not... | |
 | 1818 - 616 pages
...the representation given by our great poet, of the feelings and language of our common parent — " Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou, enlightened...and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods and plams, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 378 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?' His next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep he fancies... | |
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