Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here? Elements of Criticism - Page 207by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762Full view - About this book
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...could name Whato'cr I saw. ' Thou Sun,' said I, ' fair light, And Ihou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh so slow to Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here Ï — Not of myself; — by some great Maker then, In goodness... | |
| John Milton - 1841 - 492 pages
...name " Whate'er I saw. ' Thou sun,' said I, ' fair light ! " 'And thou enligliten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! " ' Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods,...And ye that live and move, fair creatures ! tell, " 'Tell, if yc saw, how I came thus, how here? " ' Not of myself; by some great Maker then, " ' In... | |
| 1841 - 404 pages
...readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ?— Not of myself;—by some great Maker then, In goodness... | |
| John Milton - 1841 - 556 pages
...saw. ' Thou sun,' said I, ' fair light ! " ' And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! 275 " ' Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, " ' And ye that live and move, fair ereatures ! tell, " ' Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ? " ' Not of myself; hy some great... | |
| John D. Post - Readers - 1842 - 314 pages
...smiling, greet I thee, my earth." 4. " Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou enlightened earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And, ye lhat live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell if you saw, how came I thus, how here." 5. " Doth not... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...could name Whate'er I saw. ' Thou Sun,' said I, ' fair light, And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh aks, that tuft the swelling mounts Thrown graceful...by Nature's careless hand, And pensive listen to th Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here?— Not of myself; — by some great Maker then, In goodness... | |
| John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...could name Whate'er I saw. ' Thou sun,' said I, ' fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here? Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness and... | |
| John Heywood (ltd.) - 1875 - 232 pages
...could name Whate'er I saw. " Thou sun," said I, " fair light ! And thou, enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales ! ye rivers, woods, and...And ye that live and move, fair creatures ! tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus ? — how here 1 " THE SUN. PART I. From the earliest period the sun... | |
| Charles Carroll Bombaugh - Anthologies - 1875 - 868 pages
...speak I tried, and forthwith spake Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlightened earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw how I came thus, how here ? — Tell me, how may I know Him, how adore, From whom I... | |
| John Milton - 1875 - 824 pages
...readily could name Whate'er I saw. 'Thou sun,' said I, 'fair light. And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresli and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creutuies, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Not of myself; by some great Maker then,... | |
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