| 1714 - 528 pages
...Like verdant Ifles, the fable Wade adorn. Let India boad her Plants ; nor envy we The weeping Amber of the balmy Tree; While by our Oaks the precious Loads are borne, And Realms commanded, which thofe Trees adorn. Not proud Olympus yields a nobler Sight, Tho* Gods.-aflembled, grace his tow'nng... | |
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...sable waste adorn. Let India boast her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, j» While by our oaks the precious loads are borne, And realms commanded which those trees adorn. Not proud Olympus yields a nobler sight, Tho* gods assembled grace his tow'ring height. Than what more... | |
| 1781 - 516 pages
...verdant ides the fable wafte adorn. ;Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber, or the balmy tree, While by our oaks the precious loads are borne, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. Not proud Olympus yields a nobler fight, „ Tho' gods aflembled grace his tow'ring... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...Like verdant ides, the fable wafte ad6rn. Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, While by our oaks the precious loads are borne, And realms commanded which thole trees adorn. Not proud Olympus yields a nobler light, Tho' Gods aflembled grace his tow'ring... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...verdant iflcs, the fable waftc adorn. Let India bonft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or ow, The Mufes, Graces, Virtues could thofe trees adorn. Not proud Olympus yields a nobler fight, Tho' gods affembled grace his towYing height,... | |
| 1794 - 918 pages
...fable wafte adorn. Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber, or the balmy tree, 30 While by our oaks the precious loads are borne, And realms commanded which thofc trees adorn. Nor proud Olympus yields a nobler ficht, Though god« áfiembled grace his towering... | |
| James Roach - 1794 - 260 pages
...fable wafte adorn. Let India boail her plants, nor envy we Th: weeping amber or the balmy tree, Whije by our oaks the precious loads are borne, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn, Not proud Olympus yields a nobler fight, Tho' gods aflembled grace his tow'ring... | |
| William Butler - 1803 - 434 pages
...modern poet is, therefore, not lefs juft than gratifying to our national feelings : Ltt India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber and the balmy tree, While bv our oaks the precious loads are borne, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. fore. This... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...verdant isles, the sable waste adorn. Let India boast her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, While by our oaks the precious loads...borne, And realms commanded which those trees adorn. Not proud Olympus yields a nobler sight, Thongh gods assembled grace his towering height, Than what... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...isles, the sable waste adorn. Let India boast her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the halmy tree, While by our oaks the precious loads are borne, And realms commanded which those trees adorn. Not proud Olympus yields a nobler sight, Though gods assembled grace his towering height, Than what... | |
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