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" And, like th' old Hebrews, many years did stray, In deserts but of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last : The barren wilderness he past ; Did on the very border stand Of the blest promis'd land ; And from the mountain's top of his exalted... "
Mooriana: Or, Selections from the Moral, Philosophical, and Miscellaneous ... - Page 109
by John Moore - 1803
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A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland and Germany ..., Volume 1

John Moore - Europe - 1783 - 490 pages
...led us forth at hit. The barren wildernefs he paft, Did on the very border fland Of the bled promifed land, And from the mountain top of his exalted wit Saw it himfelf, and fhewed us it. mer :— ttier : — To which Voltaire replied — Mo'ife, ne begayoit-il...
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Biographiana, Volume 2

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1799 - 376 pages
...us forth at laft, The barren wildernefs he paft ; Did on the very border ftand Of the blefl promifed land, And from the mountain top of his exalted wit, Saw it himfelf, and fhew'd us it. GALILEO. . Tuts great Philofopher having feen a telefeope invented by Metius,...
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Mooriana: or, Selections from the works of J. Moore, illustr. by ..., Volume 1

John Moore - 1803 - 312 pages
...supThe same allusion was long since made by Cowley— Bacon, like Muses, led us forth at !;i i. The barren wilderness he past, Did on the very border...stand Of the best promised land, And from the mountain lop of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shewed us it. posed him to be an aventurieur, un imposteiir....
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 294 pages
...many years did stray, In deserts but of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last : The barren wilderness he past ; Did on the very border stand Of the blest promis'd land ; And from the mountain's top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shew'd us...
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...many years did stray, In deserts but of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last : The barren wilderness he past ; Did on the very border stand Of the blest promis'd land ; And from the mountain's top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shew'd us...
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The life of John Moore, M. D. A view of society and manners in France ...

John Moore, Robert Anderson - English literature - 1820 - 450 pages
...Voltaire did not know it, was long •ince made by Cowley Bacon like Moses led us forth at last, The barren wilderness he past, Did on the very border stand Of the blest promised land, And from the mountain top of his exaliĞd wit Saw it himself, and shew'd ui it....
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Glasgow Mechanics' Magazine, and Annals of Philosophy, Volume 3

Industrial arts - 1825 - 590 pages
...Committee of Civil Engineers and Practical Mechanics. ' Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren wilderness he past ; Did on the very border stand Of the blest promised land ; And from the mountain top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and showed us it."...
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History of the revolution in England in 1688, comprising a view of ..., Volume 2

sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 394 pages
...led as forth at last ; The barren wilderness he pass'd, . Did on the very border stand Of the blest promised land ; And from the mountain top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shew'd as it.'" . COWIEY'I Oie to the Royal Society. This eloquent delineation is worthy of its illustrious...
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History of the Revolution in England in 1688, Volume 1

Sir James Mackintosh - Great Britain - 1834 - 394 pages
...forth at last ; The barren wilderness he pass'd, Did on the very border stand Of the blest premised land ; * And from the mountain top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and show'd us it.'" COWLEY'S Ode to the Roy&l Society* This eloquent delineation is worthy of its illustrious...
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History of the Revolution in England in 1688, comprising a view of the Reign ...

James Machintosh - 1884 - 310 pages
...forth at last ; The barren wilderness he pass'd, Did on the very border stand Of the blest premised land ; And from the mountain top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and show'd us it.'" CowLEY'* Ode to the Royal Society. This eloquent delineation is worthy of its illustrious...
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