 Some angel guide my pencil, while I draw, What nothing less than angel can exceed, A man on earth devoted to the skies ; Like ships at sea, while in, above the world. With aspect mild, and elevated eye, Behold him seated on a mount serene, Above the fogs...  Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and Immortality - Page 264by Edward Young - 1802 - 361 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 312 pages
...the fogs of fenfe, and paflion's ftorm : All the black cares and tumults of this life, Like harmlefs thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace. Earth's genuine fons, the fceptred and the flave, A mingled mob ! a wand'ring herd he fees, 1090 Bewilder'd in the... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1799 - 390 pages
...of fenfe, and paffion's ftorm. All the black cares and tumults of this life, Like harmlefs thunder breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace. Earth's genuine fons, the fceptre'd and the flave, A mingled mob ! a wandering herd I he fees Bewilder'd in the vale... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 538 pages
...of fenje, and f afflux's ftorm ; ICJ; All the black cares, and tumults, of this life, Like harmlcfs thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace. Earth's genuine fon?, thefceptred, and the'flarf, A mingled mob ! a wandering herd ! he fee/, Bewilder'd in the vale... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...: Observe his awful portrait, and admire ; Nor stop at wonder : imitate, and live. Some angel guide my pencil, while I draw, What nothing less than angel...serene, Above the fogs of sense, and passion's storm j All the black cares, and tumults, of this life, Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...wand'ring eyes; Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise. POPE. Picture of a good Man. \V ITH aspect mild , and elevated eye > Behold him seated...Excite his pity , not impair his peace. Earth's genuine son's, I he sceptred and the slave j. A mingled mob ! a wand'ring herd ! he sees , Bewilder'd in the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 540 pages
...fogs of fcr.'i, and paßsil't ftorm ; 1035 All the bbch ca*es, aud tumults, of this lire, Like harmkfs thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace. Enrtk'i genuine fan?, thefceptred, and the fiave, A mingled mob ! a wandering herd ! he fees, Bewilder'd... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 232 pages
...angel can exceed, A man on earth devoted to the skies ; Like ships in seas, while in, above the world. With aspect mild, and elevated eye, Behold him seated...genuine sons, the sceptred and the slave, A mingled mob 1 a wand'ring herd he sees, ( Bewilder'd in the vale ; in all alike ! His full reverse in all ! what... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 pages
...angel can exceed, A man on earth devoted to the skies: Like ships at sea, while in, above the world. , With aspect mild, and elevated eye, Behold him seated...pity, not impair his peace. Earth's genuine sons, the scepter'd and the slave, A mingled mob ! a vvand'ring herd ! he sees, Bewilder' d in the vale ! in... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 228 pages
...angel can exceed, A man on earth devoted to the skies; Like ships in seas, while in, above the world. With aspect mild, and elevated eye, Behold him seated...life, Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet, Kxcite his pity, not impair his peace. Earth's genuine sons, the sceptred and the slave, A mingled... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pages
...fogs of fenfe, and paflion's ftorm ; All the black cares, and tumults, of this life, Like harmlefs thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace. Earth's genuine fons, the fceptered, and the flave, A mingled mob ! a wand'ring herd ! he fees, Bewilder'd in the vale... | |
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