In short, our souls are at present delightfully lost and bewildered in a pleasing delusion, and we walk about like the enchanted hero of a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods, and meadows, and at the same time hears the warbling of birds and the... Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 112by Hugh Blair - 1811 - 838 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Oldmixon - 1728 - 484 pages
...the enchanted Heroe of a Romance, who fees beau" tiful Caftles, Woods, and Meadows, and at the fame " Time hears the Warbling of Birds, and the Purling of " Streams $ but upon the finifhing of fome fecret Spell, " the fanraftick Scene breaks up, and the difconfolatc " Knight finds... | |
| 1729 - 320 pages
...like the enchanted Hero of a Romance, who fees beautiful Caftles, Woods and Meadows ; and at the fame time hears the warbling of Birds, and the purling of Streams ; but upon the finilriing of fome fecret Spell, the fantaftick Scene breaks up, and the difconfolate Knight finds... | |
| English essays - 1803 - 420 pages
...in a pleasing delusion, and we walk about like the enchanted hero in a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods, and meadows ; and at the same time...finds himself on a barren heath, or in a solitary desart. It is not improbable that something like this may be the state of the soul after its first... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...walk about like the enchanted hero in a romance,who sees beautiful castles, woods and meadows ; nnd at the same time hears the warbling of birds, and...himself on a barren heath, or in a solitary desert. It is not improbable that something like this may be the state of the soul after its first separation,... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...in a pleasing delusion, and we walk about like the in chanted hero of a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods, and meadows ; and at the same time...himself on a barren heath, or in a solitary desert. It is not improbable that something like this may be the state of the soul after its first separation,... | |
| 1804 - 412 pages
...walk about like the enchanted hero in a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods and meadows; a/id at the same time hears the warbling of birds, and...himself on a barren heath, or in a solitary desert. It is not improbable that something like this may be the state of the soul after its first separation,... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...in a pleasing delusion ; and we walk about like the enchanted hero in a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods, and meadows; and at the same time...finds himself on a barren heath, or in a solitary desart *." Where the theme is such as to require much vigour and compression, the diction and collocation... | |
| Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...in a pleasing delusion ; and we walk about like the enchanted hero in a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods, and meadows ; and at the same time...finds himself on a barren heath, or in a solitary desart *." Where the theme is such as to require much vigour and compression, the diction and collocation... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 346 pages
...the enchanted hero in a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods, and meadows; and, at the sanio time, hears the warbling of birds, and the purling...disconsolate knight finds himself on a barren, heath, or in * iolitary desert. It is not improbable that something Jike this may be the state of the soul after... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 344 pages
...in a pleasing delusion, and we walk about like the enchanted hero in a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods, and meadows; and, at the same time,...disconsolate knight finds himself on a barren heath, or iu • tolitary desert.' It is not improbable that something like this maybe the state of the soul... | |
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