 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...facred Sound, In Fields their fullen Conventicles found: Thefe grofs, half-animared Lumps, I leave; Not can I think what Thoughts they can conceive^ But if they think at all, 'tis fure no high'r Than Matret, put in Motion, may afpire. Souls that can fearce ferment their Mafs of Clay , So... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...weary work; nor will the mufe defcribe A flimy-born and fun-begotten tribe ; \Vho, far from fleeples and their facred found, In fields their fullen conventicles...'tis fure no higher Than matter, put in motion, may afpire : Souls that can fcarce ferment their mafs of clay: So droffy, fo divifible are they. As would... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...weary work; nor will the mufe defcribe A llimy-born and fun--begotten tribe ; Who, far from fleeples and their facred found. In fields their fullen conventicles...grofs, half-animated, lumps I leave ; Nor can I think \vhat thoughts they can conceive. But if they think at all, 'tis lure no higher Than matter, put in... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 386 pages
...reft, And ftard, lik? Adam, naming every beaft,Were weary work; nor will the mufe defcribe A flimy-born and fun-begotten tribe ; Who far from fteeples and...'tis fure no higher Than matter, put in motion, may afpire : Souls that can fcarce ferment their mafs of clay : So drofly, fo divifible are they, As would... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...And ftand, like Adam, naming every beaft, Were weary work ; nor will the mufe defcribe A flimy-born and fun-begotten tribe ; Who far from fteeples and...conventicles found. Thefe grofs, half-animated, lumps J leave; Nor can I think what thoughts they can conceive. But if they think at all, 'tis fure no higher... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 268 pages
...weary work; nor will the Mulc dcferibe A llimy-born and fun-begotten tribe; Who, far from ftecples, and their facred found, In fields their fullen conventicles found. Thefe grofs, half animated lumps I leave; Nor can 1 think what thoughts they can conceive. But if they think at... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...sacred sound, In fields their sullen conventicles found. These gross, half-animated lumps I leave, 315 Nor can I think what thoughts they can conceive ; But if they think at all, 'tis sure no high'r Than matter, put in motion, may aspire : Souls that can scarce ferment their mass of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 326 pages
...every beaft, Were weary work ; nor will the Mule describe •A (limy-born an:l fun-begotten tsibe ; I Who, far from fteeples and their facred found, In...'tis fure no higher Than matter, put in motion, may afpire : Souls that can fcarce ferment their mafs of clay : So drofly, fo divif:ble are they, As would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...fun-begotten tribe ; \ >re, J Who, far from fteeples and their facred found, In fields their fallen conventicles found. Thefe grofs, half-animated, lumps...'tis fure no higher Than matter, put in motion, may alpire : Souls that cai: fcarce ferment their maii of clay So drofly, fo divif:ble are they, As would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 328 pages
...the Mule rlefcribe A ftimy-born and fun-begotten tribe ; I \ Who, far from fteeples and their lacred found, In fields their fullen conventicles found....they can conceive. But, if they think at all, 'tis lure no higher Than matter, put in motion, may afpire i Souls that can fcarce ferment their mafs of... | |
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These gross, half-animated lumps I leave; Nor can I think what thoughts they can conceive. But if they think at all, 'tis sure no higher Than matter, put in motion, may aspire: Souls that can scarce ferment their mass of clay; So drossy, so divisible... 
