 | Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 430 pages
...in brief delight, N7ot in the fading echoes of Renown, Power's pri; !e robes, nor Pleasure's flow'ry lap, The soul should find enjoyment : but from these Turning disdainful to an equal good, Through all th' ascent of things enlarge her view, Till ev'ry bound, at length, should disappear, And Infinite... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1818 - 216 pages
...That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, 215 Power's purple robes, nor pleasure's flowery lap, The soul should find enjoyment...view, Till every bound at length should disappear, 220 And infinite perfection close the scene. Call now to mind what high capacious powers lie folded... | |
 | Mark Akenside - Imagination - 1818 - 210 pages
...That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, 215 Power's purple robes, nor pleasure's flowery lap, The soul should find enjoyment...view, Till every bound at length should disappear, 220 And infinite perfection close the scene. Call now to mind what high capacious powers Lie folded... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 498 pages
...That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of Renown, Power's purple robes, nor Pleasure's flowery lap, The soul should find enjoyment...disappear, And infinite perfection close the scene. FINAL CAUSE OF OUR PLEASURE IN BEAUTY. FROM THE SAME. THEN tell me, for ye know, Does Beauty ever deign... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 pages
...That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of Renown, Power's purple robes, nor Pleasure's flowery lap, The soul should find enjoyment...now to mind what high capacious powers Lie folded up in man ; how far beyond The praise of mortals, may the eternal growth Of Nature to perfection half... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, Power's purple robes, nor Pleasure's flowery lap, The soul should find enjoyment...disappear, And infinite perfection close the scene. I'ROCRASl'INATION.' Youftg* PROCRASTINATION is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, Pow'r's purple robes, nor Pleasure's flow'ry lap, The soul should find enjoyment : but from these Turning disdainful to an equal good, Through all th' ascent of things enlarge her view, Till ev'ry bound at length should disappear, And infinite perfection... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, Power's purple robes, d to battle bring Their embryon atoms; they around...orslow, Swarm populous, unnumber'd as the sands Of Barca up in man ; how far beyond The praise of mortals, may the eternal growth Of nature to perfection half... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, 215 Power's purple robes, nor pleasure's flowery lap, The soul should find enjoyment...things enlarge her view, Till every bound at length shall disappear, 5Í20 And infinite perfection close the scene. Call now to mind what high capacious... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading eehoes of renown, Power's purple robes, aseent of things enlarge her view, Till every bound at length should disappear, And infinite perfeetion... | |
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Rest at the fated goal. For from the birth Of mortal man, the Sovereign Maker said, That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, Power's purple robes, nor pleasure's flowery lap, The soul should find enjoyment: but from... 
