 fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here...  Milton's Poetical Works: With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes - Page 202by John Milton - 1853Full view - About this book
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay; Ye Hills and Dales, ye Rivers,...Plains, And ye that live and move, fair Creatures tell, 276" Tell if ye saw, how came I thus? how here ? Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And Ihou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye Hills, and Dales, ye Rivers,...move, fair Creatures, tell, Tell, if" ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Not of myself ; by some great Maker then, In goodness and in pow'r pre-eminent... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ; Ye hills and dales, ye rivers,...and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here? Not of myself; by some Great Maker then, In goodness and in power pre-eminent;... | |
 | James Beattie (LL.D.) - 1807 - 400 pages
...of past, or the anticipation of future • "" Thou sun, said I, fair light ! " Arid thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! " Ye hills, and dales, ye...move, fair creatures, tell, " Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here : " Not of myself ; by some great Maker then, '' In goodness and in power pre-eminent.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 548 pages
...imitated in the following examples. -Thou fun, faid I, fair light ! And thou enlighten'd earth, fo frefh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...live, and move, fair creatures ! tell, Tell if ye faw, how came I thus, how here— — Paradife Loft, hook viii. 273. -Both have finn'd ! but thou Againft... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 398 pages
...very natural and amusing to the imagination : ' Thou Sun," said I, ' fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay. Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers,...and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus ? how here f Ills next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep he fancies himself... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...objects he beheld, in order to procure information. , Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thon cnlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers,...that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if you sa\v, how came I thus, how here J We shall give a remarkably fine example of this figure, from... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye Hills, and Dales, ye Rivers,...Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ? Not of myself;—by some great Maker then, In goodness and in power pre-eminent: Tell me, how may I know him,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 384 pages
...natural and amusing to the imagination : • Thou Sun,' said I, ' fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers,...and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus '. how here L' His next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep, he fancies himself... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ; Ye hills and dales, ye rivers,...and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Not of myself; 'by some Great Maker then. In goodness and in power pre-eminent;... | |
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