 To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right, (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew...  Poems on Several Occasions - Page 136by Thomas Parnell - 1760 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
...doubt, to know the world by fight. To find if book's or fwains report it right, (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim's flaff he bore, And fix'd the feallop in his hat before ; Then with the rifing fun a journey... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 pages
...to know the world by fight, To find if books or fwains report it right, K k (For (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim's ftaff he bore, And fix'd the fcallop in his hat before ; Then with the rifing fun a journey... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1796 - 292 pages
...doubt, to know the world by fight, To find if books, or fwains, report it right ; (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) Speak the words placed between the parenthefis a little iafter, and with apparent lefs care. He quits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 pages
...world by fight, To find it books, or fwains, report itright ; (For yet by fwains alone the world be knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew)...his cell ; the pilgrim-ftaff he bore. And fix'd the fcallnp in (lis hit before ; Then with the fun a rifing journey went, Sedate to think, and hatching... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. 5 To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right ; (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wand'ringo'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell, the pilgrim-staff" he bore, And fix'd... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 pages
...sun, Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right, (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew,) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim -staff he bore, And... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 pages
..., Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight. To find if books , or swains , report it right , (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the Pilgrim-staff he bore , , j... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...sun, Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right, (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew,) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim-staff he bore, And... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 528 pages
...doubt, to know the world by fight, To find if books, or fwains, report it right ; (For yet by fwains alone the world he knew, Whofe feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly drw) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim-ftaff Vie bore, And fix'd the fcallop in his hi:, before ; Then... | |
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...Banks , trees , and skies , in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt , to know the world by sight, To find if books or swains report it right ; (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, "Whose feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell : the pilgrim-staff he bore , And... | |
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