| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...bloom, or fummer's rofe, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud iufteadj and ever during dark, Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal blank, Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wildom at one entrance... | |
| English literature - 1798 - 484 pages
...human Ucc divine ; " But cloud inftead, and ever-during •it-lf " Surrounds me ; fiom the chtarful ways of men " Cut off. and, for the book of knowledge fair, " Prcfer.tcd with an univerfal blank " Of Nature's works." The lame praife might be given to tlic other... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...or human face divine ; Jut cloud iriftead, and ever-during dark 4; Surrounds me, from the chcarful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair /TYefented with a univerfnl blank Of nature's works, to me enpung'd and ras'd, -And wifdom at one entrance... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark 4; Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented... | |
| Richard Warner - Borders Region (Scotland) - 1802 - 332 pages
...flocks, or herds, or human face divine; " But clouds instead, and ever-during dark " Surround us ; from the cheerful ways of men " Cut off, and, for...Knowledge fair, " Presented with an universal blank!" Here they are taught to earn their livelihood by the labour of their hands ; and by these means relieved... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 314 pages
...returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark, Surround me : from the cheerful ways of men Cut oft", and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But clouds instead, and ever-during dark, Surround us; from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and, for the...Knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank !" Here they are taught to earn their livelihood by the labour of their hands ; and by these means... | |
| Richard Warner - 1803 - 702 pages
...flocks, or herds, or human face divine; „But clouds instead, and ever during dark „Surround us; from the cheerful ways of men »Cut off, and, for...knowledge fair, „ Presented with an universal blank ! — » ) i ) 60 roecfcfeln 3a&t fur 3fl&r/ Cetij, ©oir.mer, jjcrbjl Unb SBtnter ab; mir a>ed;feln... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 318 pages
...where, for want of money , he may exclaim with Milton, that Ever during dark Surrounds him : from th» cheerful ways of men, Cut off; and for the Book of...Knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank. Which is as much as to say, that he is totally in the dark as to what is doing abroad, and that while... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n and morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surround me ; from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented... | |
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