 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?  The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of ... - Page 32by John Newbery - 1762 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 600 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 I'n-.i live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus ? how here?' His next... | |
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 | George Neville Ussher - English language - 1803 - 102 pages
...D.;ny it to a King.' SHAKESPEARE. ' And thou enlightened earth, fa frefh and gay, ' Ye hills and d.des, ye rivers, woods, and plains, ' And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, 1 Tell,if ye faw,how came I thus,how here.' MlLTON. ' Thou/aw, fair light, 6. Adam lamenting his tranfgreffion... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...readily could name Whate'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...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 in pow'r... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 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...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 in power... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1807 - 548 pages
...the mind. This is finely imitated in the following examples. -Thou fun, faid I, fair light ! And thou enlighten'd earth, fo frefh and gay ! Ye hills and...that live, and move, fair creatures ! tell, Tell if ye faw, how came I thus, how here— — Paradife Loft, hook viii. 273. -Both have finn'd ! but thou... | |
 | James Beattie (LL.D.) - Truth - 1807 - 400 pages
...anticipation of future • "" Thou sun, said I, fair light ! " Arid thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! " Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods,...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 - 1808 - 526 pages
...order to procure information. , Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thon cnlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if you sa\v, how came I thus, how here J We shall give a remarkably fine example of this figure, from bishop... | |
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