| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 pages
...that were before entertaining to him by her participation of them. The -most agreeable objects recal the sorrow for her with whom he used to enjoy them....earliest, birds ; pleasant the sun. When first on his delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with... | |
| Richard Hurd - 1811 - 374 pages
...sentiments, we find the same disposition of the parts, especially if that disposition be in no common form. " Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet " With...spreads " His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flow'r, " Glist'ring with dew"—— and the rest of that fine speech in the IVth Book of Paradise... | |
| Richard Hurd - 1811 - 380 pages
...especially if that disposition be in no common form. " Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet v With charm of earliest birds : pleasant the sun, "...delightful land he spreads " His orient beams, on herjb, tree, fruit, and a > flowr, " Glist'ring with dew" • •| , " : .' ' ' ' ' • , ' . . and... | |
| James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 474 pages
...scene of seemingly perennial gaiety, will be apt to cry out of Venice, as Eve says to Adam in Milton. : With thee conversing, I forget all time, All seasons, and their change — all please alike!" THE SECOND SPANISH ARMADA. Smith's Current Intelligence for April 3, 1680, observes, " We have formerly... | |
| 1811 - 566 pages
...reader, but few will paint so many or such vivid scenes as the well known lines — * Alison,' page 53. ' Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet With charm of earliest birds, &c.' But frequent as these instances may be, it much more frequently happens that the different sources... | |
| 1812 - 594 pages
...satisfaction, from the taste of pleasures in the society of one we love, is admirably described by Milton, who represents Eve, though in Paradise itself,...sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His'orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...; Ail seasons and their change, all please alike. S-veet is the breath ot morn, her rising swet-t, With charm of earliest birds ; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads Hiss orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit and flow'r. Glist'ring with dew ; tragrant the fertile earth... | |
| Thomas Dekker - 1812 - 228 pages
...would seem so to apply it ; although the acceptation has not, I believe, been generally received : " Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, " With charm of earliest birds ; &c." PARADISE LOST, B. 4, Ver. 642. Spenser uses the word charm in the sense of tune, attune: I charm... | |
| Thomas Cogan - 1813 - 420 pages
...beautiful an illustration of this subject, that a transcript of the whole passage cannot appear tedious. With thee conversing, I forget all time} All seasons...His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit and flower, Glist'ning with dew : fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers, and sweet the coming on Of grateful... | |
| John Ovington - 1813 - 168 pages
...ordains ; God is thy law, thou mine : to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. With thee conversing, I forget all time ; All seasons...His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ning with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth Alter sott showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful... | |
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