 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the...surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise 1 So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'erthe vales, and seem to tread the sky, 'I'h'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Mi,-.- imparts, 019 In fearless youth we tempt the heights of Arts, While, from the...behold with strange surprise New distant scenes of endleMt science rife ! So pleas'd at first the towering Alps we try, 225 Mount o'er the vales, ami... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts. While from the...mind, Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind ; liut more advanc'd, behold with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise 1 So... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, 219 In fcarle-s youth we tempt the heigbts of Arts, While, from the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind j But more advanc'd, behold with strange surprise Mew distant scenes of endless science rise ! So pleas'd... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...brain ; And drinking largely sobers us again, Tir'd at first sight with what the muse imparts, GhapS. While, from the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind : ^ Bat, more advanc'd behold, with strange surprise. New distant scenes of endless science rise !... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 pages
...The same may be observed of the word prospect, in the last line but one of the following passage : So pleas'd at first, the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 238 pages
...mounting some tall mountain he do find i More heights before him than he left behind. Drum. p. 38, 4to. So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; Tb' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts,. In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While, from the...lengths behind ; But, more advanc'd, behold, with sirange surprise,. New distant scenes of endless science rise ! So pleas'd at first the towering Alps... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pages
...And drinking largely fobers'us again. Fir'd at firft fight with what the mufe imparts, In fearlefs youth we tempt the heights of arts, While, from the bounded level of our Short views we take, nor fee the lengths behind'; But, more advanc'd behold, with ftrange furprife,.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, 220 While from the bounded level of our mind Short views...rise ! So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, 225 ;Ui mill, o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ! Th' eternal snows appear already past, And... | |
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Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind; But more advanc'd, behold with strange surprise, New distant scenes... 
