 | Isaac Watts - 1754 - 772 pages
...riling PhilomeL VII. Dr. Young's admirable Defer iption of the Peacock tnlarged. VIE W next the Peacock: What bright Glories run From Plume to Plume, and vary in the Sun? Proudly he boafts, then to the heavenly Ray§ Gives all his Colours, and adorns the Day. Was it thy... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 412 pages
...horfes that could overtake the goat and the wild afs ; but none that could How rich the P-eacock* ! what bright glories run ' From plume to plume, and vary in the fun ! He proudly .fpreads them to the golden ray, Gives all his colours, and adorns the day ; , With... | |
 | Thomas Gibbons - 1767 - 540 pages
...enlarged thefe lines into a defcription, J ha4 almoft faid, beyond all prajfe, View next the peacock. What bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the fun ! Proudly Omnia fanda, nefanda malo permifla furore juftifkam nobis mentem avertere Deorum. Quare... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...horfes that could overtake the goat and the wild afs ; but none that could How rich the Peacock * ! what bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the fun ! He proudly fpreads them to the golden ray, Gives all his colours, and adorns the day ; With confcious... | |
 | Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...fhe skims along the field with fpeed, She fcorns the rider, and purfuing fteed. How rich the peacock! what bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the fun! He proudly fpreads them to the golden ray, Gives all his colours, and adorns the day; With confcious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 858 pages
...purfuing fteed. How rich the Peacock ! what bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the fun! He proudly fpreads them to the golden ray, Gives all his colours, and adorns the dayf zio With confcious llate the fpacious round difplays, And |lowly moves amid the waving blaze.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 290 pages
...fkims along the field with fpeed, 205 She fcorns the rider, and purfuing fteed. How rich the Peacock ! what bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the fun ! He proudly fpreads them to the golden ray, Gives all his colours,. and adorns the day; no With... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 pages
...flcimi along the field with fpeed, She fcorns the rider, and purfuing deed. How rich the peacock ! what bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the fun ! He proudly 1'preads them to the golden ray, Gives all his colours, and adorns the day ; 2IC?... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 314 pages
...along the field with (peed,* 205 She (corns the rider and purfuing fteed.f How rich the peacock !J what bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the fun ! He proudly fpreads them to the golden ray, Gives all his colours, and adorns the day; 210 With... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1801 - 482 pages
...Philomel. VII. Dr YOUNG'S admirable Description of the Peacock * enlarged. rIEW next the peacock : what bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the son ? Proudly he boasts, then to the heavenly ray Gives all his colours, and adorns the day. Was it... | |
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How rich the Peacock ! £ what bright glories run From plume to plume, and vary in the sun ! He proudly spreads them, to the golden ray Gives all his colours, and adorns the day ; With conscious state the spacious round displays, And slowly moves amid... 
