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 - 1847 - 344 pages
...angel can exceed, A man on earth devoted to the skies ; Like ships in sea, while in, above the wo; id. With aspect mild, and elevated eye, Behold him seated on a mount serene, Above the fogs of sense, anJ passion's tlurm All the black cares, and tumults; of this lire, Like harmless thunders, breaking... | |
| John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pages
...can exceed, 1080 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...serene, Above the fogs of Sense, and Passion's storm ; 1085 All the black cares and tumults of this life, Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet,... | |
| John Williamson (vicar of Theale.) - 1848 - 164 pages
...pencil while I draw, What nothing else than angel can exceed, A man on earth devoted to the skies, With aspect mild and elevated eye. Behold him seated on a mount serene, Above the fogs of sense and passions' storm ; All the black cares and tumults of his life, Like harmless thunders breaking at his... | |
| John Milton - 1849 - 650 pages
...can exceed, 1080 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...serene, Above the fogs of Sense, and Passion's storm ; 1085 All the black cares and tumults of this life, Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet,... | |
| John Milton - 1850 - 602 pages
...can exceed, 1080 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...serene, Above the fogs of Sense, and Passion's storm ; 1085 All the black cares and tumults of this life, . Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet,... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...OF A GOOD MAN. 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...pity, not impair his peace. Earth's genuine sons, the sceptered and the slave, A mingled mob! a wandering herd! he sees, Bewildered in the vale; in all unlike!... | |
| 1851 - 496 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...harmless thunders breaking at his feet, Excite his piety, not impair his peace. Earth's genuine sons, the sceptred and the slave, A mingled mob ! a wand'ring... | |
| Charles Morley - 1851 - 188 pages
...below the brutes, and makes him a fiend. With it, he is allied to devils; without it, to angels. 1 Behold him seated on a mount serene, Above the fogs...at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace. Too dear he holds his int'rest to neglect Another's welfare, or his right invade ; Their int'rest,... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...OF A GOOD MAN. 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...sense, and passion's storm; All the black cares and tumulus of this life. Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his... | |
| Edward Young - 1851 - 334 pages
...exceed, «t A man on earth devoted to the skies ; \ Like ships in sea, while in, above the KOI id. V With aspect mild, and elevated eye, Behold him seated...mount serene, Above the fogs of sense, and passion's tlcrm All the black cares, and tumults, of this hre, Like harmless thunders, breaking at his fett,... | |
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