 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...  Tales of Wonder; - Page 264by Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 pages
...anfw'ring Colours glow : But if a Stone the gentle Scene divide, Swift ruffling Circles curl on ev'ry fide, And glimmering Fragments of a broken Sun, Banks, Trees, and Skies, in thick Diforder run, To clear this Doubt, to know the World by Sight, To find if Books, or Swains, report... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...his Soul is loft: So when a fmooth Expanfe receives impreft Calm Nature's Image on its wat'ry Bread, Down bend the Banks, the Trees depending grow, And Skies beneath with anfw'ring Colours glow: But if a Stone the gentle Sea divide, Swift ruffling Circles curl on ev'ry... | |
 | Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...foul is lo I ; So when a fmooth expanfc receives impreft Calm nature's image on its watry breaft:, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with anfw'ring colours glow : But if a ftone the gentle fcene divide, Swift ruffling circles curl on ev'ry... | |
 | Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...Soul is loft : So when a fmooth Expanfe receives impreft Calm Nature's Image on its wat'ry Breaft, Down bend the Banks, the Trees depending grow, And Skies beneath with anfw'ring Colours glow. But if a Stone the gentle Sea divide, Swift ruffling Circles curl on ev'ry... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Soul is loft; So .when a fmooth Expanfe receives impreft Calm Nature's Image on its wat'iy Breaft, Down bend the Banks, the Trees depending grow, And Skies beneath with anfw'ring Colours glow ; But if a Stone the gentle Sea divide, Swift ruffling Circles curl on ev'ry... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...his soul is lost: So when a smooth expanse receives imprest Calm nature's image on its wat'ry breast, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with answ'ring colours glow; But if a stone the gentle scene divide, Swift ruffling circles curl on ev'ry... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...Providence's sway. So when, a smooth expanse receive imprest Calm nature's image on its wat'ry breast, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with answ'ring colours glow: But if a stone the gentle sea divide, Swift ruffling circles curl on every... | |
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...its wat'ry breast , Down bend the banks , the trees depending grow , And skies beneath with answ'ring colours glow ; But if a stone the gentle sea divide , Swift ruffling circles curl on ev'ry side , And glimmering fragments of a broken sun, Banks , trees , and skies , in thick disorder... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...soul is lost : So when a smooth expanse receives imprest Calm Nature's image on its wat'ry breast, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with answering colours low : But if a stone the gentle sea divide, Swift ruffling circles curl on ev'ry side, And glimm'ring... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...soul is lost : So when a smooth expanse receives imprest Calm nature's image on its wat'ry breast, Down bend the banks , the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with answ'ring colours glow ; But if a stone the gentle sea divide, Swift ruffling circles curl on ev'ry... | |
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