 Instead of these, a formal band, In furs and coifs, around me stand, With sounds uncouth, and accents dry, That grate the soul of harmony. Each pedant sage unlocks his store Of mystic, dark, discordant lore; And points, with tottering hand, the ways That...  The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most ... - Page 120edited by - 1798Full view - About this book
 | Collection - 1755 - 378 pages
...founds uncouth and accents dry, That grate the foul of harmony, Each pedant fage unlocks his ftore Of myftic, dark, difcordant lore ; And points with...maze. There, in a winding, clofe retreat, Is Juftice doorr.'d to fix her feat, There, fenc'd by bulwarks of the Law, ?}ie keeps the wond'ring world in awe,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 pages
...With founds uncouth and accents dry That grate the foul of harmony, Each pedant fage unlocks his Rote Of myftic, dark, difcordant lore ; And points with...thorny maze. There, in a winding, clofe retreat, Is j nil ice doom'd to fix her feat, There, fenc'd by bulwarks of the Law, She i: ccps the wond'ring world... | |
 | 1781 - 512 pages
...dry, That grate the foul of harmony ; Each pedant rage unlocks his ftore Of myftick, uark, difcordatit lore ; And points with tott'ring hand the ways That...maze. There, in a winding, clofe retreat, Is Juftice dooni'd to fix her feat; There, fenc'd by bulwarks of the lawy She keeps the wond'ring world in awe... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1782 - 410 pages
...pedant fage unlocks his ftpre Ofmyftic, dark, difcordant lore ; And points with tott'ring hand the way* That lead me to the thorny maze. There, in a winding,...to fix her feat, There, fenc'd by bulwarks of the La-,v, She ke.'ps the wond'ring world in a.ve, And there, from vulgar fight retir'd, Like eaftern queens,... | |
 | D. Douglas - 1782 - 518 pages
...founds uncouth, and accents dry, That grate the foul of Harmony. Each Pedant Sage unlocks his ftore Of myftic, dark, difcordant lore ; And points with...thorny maze. There, in a winding, clofe retreat, Is JUSTICE doom'd to fix her feat ; There, fenc'd by bulwarks of the LAW, §he keeps the wond'ring world... | |
 | 1791 - 302 pages
...founds uncouth and accents dry That grate the foul of harmony, Each pedant fage unlocks his ftorc, Of myftic, dark, difcordant lore ; And points with...tott'ring hand the ways, That lead me to the thorny mazp. There, in a winding, clofe retreat, Is Juflice dobm'd to fix her feat, There, fenc'd by bulwarks... | |
 | John Bell - 1794 - 574 pages
...dry, That grate the soul of harmony, Each pedant sage unlocks his store Of mystic, dark, discordant lore ; And points with tott'ring hand the ways That lead me to the thorny maze. There, in a winding, close retreat, Is Justice doom'd to fix her seat; There, fenc'd by bulwarks of the Law, She keeps the... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...founds uncouth and accents dry, That grate the foul of harmony, Bach pedant fage unlocks his ftore Of myftic, dark, difcordant lore ; And points with tott'ring hand the ways 5j That lead me to the thorny maze ? There, in a winding, clpfe retreaj, 'Is Juftice doom'd to fix... | |
 | 1788 - 772 pages
...dry, That grate the foul of harmony, Each pedant fage unlocks his ftore Of myftic, dark, difcordaht lore ; And points, ,with tott'ring hand, the ways...maze. There, in a winding, clofe retreat, Is Juftice ''.of.'iu'i I to fix her feat , There, ferc'd by bulwarks of the Law* She keeps the wond'ring world... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 pages
...dry, Each pedant sage unlocks his store Of mystick, dark, discordant lore ; And points with tottering hand the ways That lead me to the thorny maze. There, in a winding close retreat, Is justice doom'd to fix her seat, There, fenced by bulwarks of the Law, She keeps the... | |
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