 Wakes thee now ? though he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sailing with supreme dominion Through the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms, as glitter in the Muse's ray With orient...  Eclectic and Congregational Review - Page 2631856Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...bear, Sailing with supreme dominion Through the azut e deep of air : i 5 Yet oft before his infant-eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Muse's ray With orient hues, unhorrow'd of the sun : Yet shall he mount, and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1778 - 182 pages
...ravens that croak and clamour in vain below, while it purfues its flight, regardlefs of their noife. Yet Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Mufe's ray, With orient hues, unborrow'd of the fun ; Yet fhall he mount, and keep his diftant way... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pages
...' J ' Nor the pride, nor a/ople. pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sailing with A:pr-eme dominion Through the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his...infant eyes would run Such forms, as glitter in the Mufe's ray With orient hues, unborrow'd of the fun : Yet fhall he mount, and keep his diftant way Beyond... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...ample.pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sailing with fupreme dominion Through the azure deep of air i Vet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms, as glitter in the Mufe's ray With orient hues, unborrow'd of the fun i Yet fhall he mount, and keep his diftant way Beyond... | |
 | 1782 - 542 pages
...pinion, That the ponían Svlla bore, Sailing to fuprcme dominion O'er foaming feas of kindred gore ! Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in ambition's ray : 'With duiky hues, unbrighten'd by the fun, Yet /hall he mount and keep his dirbnt... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pages
...91 Nor the pride, nor -ample pinion, That the Theban Eagle bear, Sailing with fupreme dominion Thro' the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Mufe's ray, With orient hues, unborrow'd of the fun : Yet ihall he mount, and keep his diftant way... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, * That the Theban eagle bear Sailing with fupreme dominion Through the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his...infant eyes would run Such forms, as glitter in the Mufe's ray With orient hues, unborrow'd of the fun : Yet fhall he mount, and keep his diftant way Beyond... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...inherit N&r the pride, nor xmplc pinion, That the Theban eagle bear, Sniltng with luprcme dominion Thro' t trie Mufe's ray, With orient hues, unbomnv'd of the fun : Yet mall he mount, and keep his diftant way... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...inherit Nor the pride nor ample pinion That the Thtban eagle bear. Sailing \vi:h fupreme dominion I'hrci' the azure dee-p of air; ' Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as gutter in the Mufe's ray, With orient hues imborrow'J of the l'un : Yet lhall he mount, and keep his... | |
 | 1791 - 728 pages
...prove. But, firft, a word of a modern poet or two. That beautiful pafl'age in GRAY'S Progrefs of Poetry, Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Mufe's ray, With orient hues, uuhot i owed of the fun, ii borrowed, as a gentleman of elegant literature... | |
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