 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
 | British essayists - 1823 - 806 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?' to. 273. His next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1823 - 418 pages
...is finely imitated in the following examples : -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 t tell, Tell if ye saw, how came I thus, how hereParadise Lost, Book viii. 27. -Both have sinn'd !... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 306 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 Plains, And ye that live and move, fair Creatures,-tell, Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here 1 Not of myself; by some great Maker then,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1823 - 716 pages
...drops Wept, at completing of the mortal sin. • 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 tliat live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if you saw, how came I thus, how here ? We shall give... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pages
...sole сачм- to thec of all this wo ; Me! me: —Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And tbou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains Î only just object of his ire. Paradise Lost, x. 930. In general, the language of violent passion... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And'thou enlighten'd Nay, gentle shepherd, ill is lost that praise That is address'd ye saw, how came I thus, how here ; Not of myself, by some great Maker then, In goodness and in power... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. ' Thou sun,' said I, ' fair Ugh Ami thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that livu and move, fair creatures, tell, : Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Notof myself; by... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 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 plains, 275 And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Not... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 572 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 plains, 275 And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Not... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily eould name Whste'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd eature, who, unheard-of, ereatures tell, Tell if ye saw, how eame -I thus, how here ; Not of myself, by some great Maker then,... | |
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