 Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done — neither with pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet - smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved earth more lovely. Her world is brazen, the poets...  Elizabethan Criticism of Poetry ... - Seite 97von Guy Andrew Thompson - 1914 - 216 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Philip Sidney - 1724 - 270 Seiten
...done; neither with fb pleafant rivers, fruitful trees, fweet-linelling flowers, nor whatfoever elfe may make the too much loved earth more lovely ; Her...world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden. But let thofe things alone, and go to Man, lor whom, as the other things are, fo it feetneth in him... | |
 | Sir Philip Sidney - 1787 - 158 Seiten
...pleafant rivers, fruitful trees, fweet-fmelling flowers, nor whatfoever elfe may make the too much-loved earth more lovely ; Her world is . , brazen, the poets only deliver a golden. i . But let tkoie things alone, and go to Man ; for whom, as the other things are, fo it feemeth in... | |
 | 1876 - 592 Seiten
...masters of idealism in painting, can hardly be stated more forcibly than in Sidney's words : — ' Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done, neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...the rich coloring, of beautiful imagery and language. " Nature" (to cite Sir Philip Sydney again) " or @ t- so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling " flowers, nor whatsoever may make the earth more... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 378 Seiten
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done ; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved... | |
 | 1824 - 378 Seiten
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done ; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 Seiten
...inclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done ; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much... | |
 | 1824 - 378 Seiten
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 Seiten
...Nature never set forth the earth in so rich a tapestry as diverse poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling flowers,...her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden Neither let it be deemed too saucy a comparison, to balance the highest point of man's wit with the... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...Nature never set forth the earth in so rich a tapestry as diverse poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling flowers,...world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden. Neither let it be deemed too saucy a comparison, to balance the highest point of man's wit with the... | |
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