 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
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1830 - 492 pages
...I, fair light ! And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, wood;, and plains .' And ye that live, and move, fair creatures ' tell, Tell if ye saw how came 1 thus, how here. — Paradise Lost, book viii. 27. Both have sinn'd ! but thou Against... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1831 - 328 pages
...imitated in the following examples : Thou SUD, 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, tell if ye saw, how came I thus, how here PARADISE LOST. — BOOK VIII. 273. Both have sinn'd ! but... | |
 | John Milton - 1831 - 306 pages
...readily could name Whate'er I Saw. Thoii SpnT snj j J; fair ligrlit, 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, 276 Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ? — Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | 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, from bishop... | |
 | 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...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 AND IN... | |
 | 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...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, from bishop... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | 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 of that... | |
 | 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 of that... | |
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