Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable, in her sweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades. See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick-warbled... Home Authors and Home Artists: Or, American Scenery, Art, and Literature - Page 191852 - 196 pagesFull view - About this book
| Richard Meadowcourt - 1748 - 56 pages
...famous Wits Or hofpitable, in her fweet Recefs City or Suburban, ftudious Walks and Shades j See there the Olive-Grove of Academe, Plato's Retirement, where...Bird Trills her thick-warbled Notes the Summer long j In our Saviour's next Reply to Satan are fome judicious Reflections on over-much Reading, which deferve... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...walks and shades ; See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird z45 Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long; There...industrious murmur oft invites To studious musing; their Ilissus rolls His whisp'ring stream i within the walls then view The schools of ancient sages... | |
| William Tasker - 1798 - 264 pages
...enamoured of the poetical philofophy of Plato — take the poet's own words — " See the olive grove of Academe, " Plato's retirement ; where the attic bird " Trills her thick-warbled notes the fummer long." Ariftotle Ariftotle is another of your old favourites; — Mark— " there Jliffus rolls... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...hospitable, in her sweet recess. City' or suburban, studious walks and shades ; See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird...industrious murmur oft invites To studious musing ; there Ilissus rolls His whisp'ring stream; within the walls then view The schools of ancient sages... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...retirement, where the Attick bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long; There flowery \}\\l Hymettus, with the sound Of bees' industrious murmur, oft invites To studious musing; there Ilissus rolls His whisperjng stream : within the walls, then vievr The schools of ancient sages;... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...retirement, where the Attick bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long; There flowery hitl Hymettus, with the sound Of bees' industrious murmur, oft invites To studious musing; there Ilissus rolls His whispering stream : within the walls, then viejv The schools of ancient sages;... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...hospitable, in her sweet recess, City' or suburban, studious walks and shades. See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird...industrious murmur, oft invites To studious musing ; there Ilissus rolls His whispering stream : within the walls, then view The schools of ancient sages... | |
| Edward Dodwell - 1819 - 680 pages
...hospitable, in her sweet recess, City, or suburban, studious walks and shades ! See, there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the attic bird...hill, Hymettus, with the sound Of bees industrious murmurs, oft invites To studious musing ; there Ilissos rolls His whispering stream. Within the walls... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...walks and shades. lie* there the olive grove of Academe, Plata's retirement, where the Attic bird TrflU d so, yet shone Above them all the arch-angel : but...had intrench'd ; and care Sat on his faded check, ; there Ilissus rolls Hii whimpering stream : within the walls, then view The schools of ancient sages... | |
| Hugh William Williams - 1820 - 488 pages
...and shades : See there the olive groves of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Thrills her thick-warbled notes the summer long ; There flowery...industrious murmur, oft invites To studious musing ; there. Ilissus rolls His whispering stream.'' The anticipations with which we had set out on our... | |
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