 But rather to tell how, — if art could tell,— How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, With mazy error under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy...  Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books - Page 81by John Milton - 1826 - 350 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...and with many a rill Water'd the garden ; thence united fell Down the steep glade, and met the neihet t w ; But rather to tell how, if Art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 838 pages
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 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1843 - 592 pages
...wandering many a famous realm And country , whereof here needs no account ; But rather to tell ho w , if art could tell , How from that sapphire fount the...Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold , With mazy errour under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise ; which... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...thirst updrawn, Eose a fresh fountain, and with many a rill Water'd the garden ; thence united fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which...famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account ; But rather to tell how, if Art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Bolling... | |
 | W. Kendrick - 1844 - 460 pages
...with many a rill Of porous earth with kindly thirst updrawn, Watered the garden : thence united fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which...now, divided into four main streams, Runs diverse, wand'ring many a famous realm * * * * «Thus was this place And country." * * * * Groves whose rich... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1844 - 372 pages
...thirst updrawn, Rose a fresh fountain, and with many a rill Water'd the garden ; thence united, fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which...now divided into four main streams, Runs diverse, wand'ring many a famous realm And country."— iv. 223-235. That by " the river large" the poet meant... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 562 pages
...thirst updrawn, Rose a fresh fountain, and with many a rill Watered the garden ; thence united fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which...now appears, And now divided into four main streams Run diverse, wand'ring many a famous realm, &c." 227. "Flow'rs worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art... | |
 | Edward Jesse - Country life - 1844 - 432 pages
...but to give the following beautiful description of a garden, made by the hand of Nature herself — From that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling...orient pearl and sands of gold, With mazy error under pendant shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...thirst up-drawn, Rose a fresh fountain, and with many a rill Watered the garden ; thence united fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which...famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account ; But rather to tell how, if art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling... | |
 | John Milton - 1847 - 604 pages
...rill Water'd the garden : thence, united, fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood ; 230 Which, from his darksome passage now appears, And...realm, And country, whereof here needs no account; But rather to tell how, if art could tell, 23* How, from that sapphire fount, the crisped brooks, Rolling... | |
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