 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
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 682 pages
...amusing to the imagination : ' 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?' His next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 806 pages
...amusing to the imagination : ' 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?' to. 273. His next sentiment, when, upon his first going... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1823 - 418 pages
...imitated in the following examples : -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 t tell, Tell if ye saw, how came I thus, how hereParadise Lost, Book viii. 27. -Both have sinn'd !... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 306 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 1 Not of myself; by some great Maker then,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1823 - 716 pages
...completing of the mortal sin. • 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 tliat live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if you saw, how came I thus, how here ? We shall give... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And'thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh herd, ill is lost that praise That is address'd Tell if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ; Not of myself, by some great Maker then, In goodness and... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...readily could name Whate'er I saw. ' Thou sun,' said I, ' fair Ugh Ami thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that livu and move, fair creatures, tell, : Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Notof myself; by... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...readily eould name Whste'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh eard-of, ereatures tell, Tell if ye saw, how eame -I thus, how here ; Not of myself, by some great Maker then,... | |
 | Theology - 1825 - 398 pages
...then perused. - Thou sun, said F, fair light And thou enlightened earth, so freih and gay ; Ye lulls and dales, ye rivers, woods and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if ye saw how 1 came thus, how here ? Not of myself;——————By some great Maker then,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...could name Whate'er I saw. ' Thou Sun,' said I, * fair light, And thou enlightcn'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... | |
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