 While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies spread. I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many a cloud that dropp'd ethereal dew, Nigh spher'd in heaven, its native strains could hear...  The poetical works of William Collins, with the comm. of Langhorne. To which ... - Page 45by William Collins - 1804Full view - About this book
 | William Collins, John Langhorne - 1765 - 200 pages
...fhades o'erbrow the vallies deep, And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its fprings unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies fpread. I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 348 pages
...embrown, its fprings unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies fpread. I view that oak, the fancied glades among, , By which...From many a cloud that dropp'd ethereal dew, Nigh fpheVd in heaven its native ftrains could hearr On which that ancient trump he reach'd was hung ; Thither... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 340 pages
...defcribed with all thofe wild-woodappearances of which the great poet was fo enthufiaftieally fond : -" I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, Nigh fpher'd in heaven, its native ftrains could hear." ODE. Written in the year i 746. ODE TO MERCY.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 380 pages
...fliades o'erbrow the vallies deep, And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its fprings unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies fpread. I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many... | |
 | William Collins - 1781 - 200 pages
...fhades o'erbrow the vallies deep, And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its fprings unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies fpread, I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 270 pages
...fhades o'erbrow the vallies deep, And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its fprings unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies fpread. C 4 I view I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear,... | |
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...defcnbed with all thofe wild. wood-appearances of which the great poet was fo enthufiaftically fond : " I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton l.iy, his evening ear> Ni¿h fphcr'd in heaven, its native (trains could hear." ODE TO MERCY. WÏITTIN... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pages
...o'erbrow the vallies deep, And holy Genii guard- the rock, Its glooms embrown, its fprings unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies fpread. I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pages
...ambitious head An Eden, like his own, lies ipread. 1 view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which a Milton lay ; his evening ear, From many a cloud that dropp'd ethereal dew, Nigh fphcr'd in heaven its native ftraitis could hear : On which thnt ancient trump he rcach'd was hung:... | |
 | William Collins - 1797 - 198 pages
...embrown, its fprings unlock. While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies fpread, I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which...From many a cloud that dropp'd ethereal dew, Nigh fpher'd in heaven its native ftrains could hear: On which that ancient trump he reach'd was hung ;... | |
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