 As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoined, from each thing met conceives delight The smell of grain, or tedded grass,...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 5091838Full view - About this book
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...Unblemish'd let me live, or die unknown ; Oh, grant me honest fame, or grant me none. — Pope. 12. As one, who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers *nnoy the air, Fortii issuing on a summer's iworn, to breathe, Among the pleasant villages and farms... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...or accounted for. On this occasion, I could not but reflect upon a beautiful simile in Milton : — s from a sort of habit. The truth at length broke...delicious ; and, surrendering himself up to the newborn " ' Those who are conversant in the writings of polite authors, receive an additional entertainment... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...be descr accounted for. On this occasion, I i not but reflect upon a beautiful simile i Milton :— As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses...kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound. " ' Those who are conversant in the writings of polite authors, receive an additional entertainment... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pages
...the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight ; The smell...kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound ; If chance, with nymph-like step, fair virgin pass, What pleasing seem'd, for her now pleases more... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...be described or accounted for. On this occasion. I could not but reflect upon a beautiful simile in As one who long in populous city pent. Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth iwuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages, and farms Adjoined, from each thing... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 318 pages
...sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Much he the place admired, the person more. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, 445 Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from... | |
 | John Gay - 1826 - 376 pages
...Milton hath elegantly set forth the same. As one who lonj$ In populous city pent, Where houses tluc-k, and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn to breathe Among tiie pleasant villages and farms AdjoinM, from each thing met conceives delight, The smell of grain,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 312 pages
...Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Much he the place admired, the person more. As one v.'ho long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, 445 Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adloin'd, from... | |
 | 1827 - 264 pages
...sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Much he the place admired, the person more. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses...delight ; The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, 450 Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound ; If chance, with nymph-like step, fair virgin pass,... | |
 | John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Much he the place admir'd, the person more. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses...annoy the air, Forth issuing, on a summer's morn, to hreathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing. met conceives delight* The... | |
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