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
| Christianity - 1832 - 670 pages
...euuld name Whate'er I saw. ' '1 hou sun,' said I, ' lair light, And them ealighlen'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... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1832 - 222 pages
...Thou sun. said I, fair light ! And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ve rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if you saw, how came I thus, how here? We shall give a remarkablv fine example of this figure,... | |
| David Thom - Calvinism - 1833 - 516 pages
...leading principle is understood. 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 lair, horn came I thta, Aon? here ' NOT OF MYSELF; BY SOME GREAT MAKER THEM, IN GOODNESS... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1834 - 366 pages
...in order to procure information. 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 you saw, how came I thus, how here ? We shall give a remarkably fine example of this figure,... | |
| Christian life - 1847 - 600 pages
...has imagined for our first father. 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 came I thus, how here ? Not of myself ; by some great maker then In goodness and... | |
| Religion - 1835 - 1040 pages
...parent : " Thou Sun," said I, « fair light, And thou enlightened earth, so fresh and gny, Ye bills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye can, how came 1 thus, how here ?" Par. Lost, Book 8th. And long ere the intense eagerness... | |
| Theology - 1835 - 522 pages
...Thou Sun," said I, " fuir light, And thou enlightened earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dnles, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye can, how came I thus, how here 7" Par. Lost, Book 8th. And long ere the intense eagerness... | |
| François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 514 pages
...readily could name Wbate'er I saw. * Thou sun, said I, fair light, And ihou enlighten'd 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 ye saw, how I came thus, how here.' Not of myself;... | |
| Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 338 pages
...readily could name Vvhate'er I saw. Thou Sun, said 1, 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 goolness and... | |
| John Milton - 1837 - 512 pages
...readily could name Wbate'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, la goodness and... | |
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