 To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right, (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew...  Poems on Several Occasions - Page 164by Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 221 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1750 - 372 pages
...doubt, to know the world bjr fight, To find if books, or fwains, report it right; (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim-ftaff he bore,. And fix'd the fcallop in his hat before ;. Then with the fun a rifing journey... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...fun, Banks, trees, and fkies, in thick diforder run. To clear this doubt, to know the world by fight, To find if books, or Swains, report it right ; (For...wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the Pilgrim-ftaff he bore, And fix'd the fcallop in his hat before j Then with the fun a rifing journey... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...doubt, to kr.ow the world by fight,. To find if books, or fwains report it right ; (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew). He quits his cell ; the pilgrim ftaff he bore, And fix'd the fcallop in his hat before ; Then with the Sun a rifing journey... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...doubt, to know the world by fight. To find if books, or fwains, report it right ; {For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the Pilgrim-ftaff he bore. And fix'd the Scallop in his hat before ; Then with the fun a rifing journey... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 pages
...doubt* to know the world by fight, To find if books, or fwains report it right; (For yet by fwains aJone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell; the pilgrim-ftaffhe bore, And fix'd the fcallop in his hat before; Then with the fun a rifing journey wentj... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...this doubt, to know the world by fight, To find if books or fwains report it right, (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim-ftaff he bore, And lix'd the fcallop in his hat before ; D 4 Then Then with the fun a rifing... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...doubt, to know the world by fight, To find if books, or fwains, report it right, (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the Pilgrim-ftaff he bore, And fix'd the fcallop in his hat before ; Then with the fan a rifing journey... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...know the world by fight, To find if books or fwains, report it right ; * Painell. (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell the pilgrim-ftaff he bore, And fix'd the fcallop in his hat before ; Then with the fun a rifing journey... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Trees, and Skies, in thick Diforder run. To clear this Doubt, to know tke World by Sight, To find it" Books, or Swains, report it right ; (For yet by Swains alone the World he icnew, Whofe Feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly Dew) He quits his Cell; the Pifgrim-ftaff he bore,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...to know the world by fight, 1 ' To find if books or fwains report it right ; ' ( For yet by Jwains alone the world he knew, ' Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew').' 1 maintain, that there is an inconfiftency here ; for as the Hermit's notions 01 the world were formed... | |
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