THE Muse," disgusted at an age and clime Barren of every glorious theme, In distant lands now waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame ; — In happy climes, where, from the genial sun And virgin earth, such scenes ensue, The force of art by... A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen - Seite 140von George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Berkeley - 1752 - 280 Seiten
...Climes, where From the genial Sun And virgin Earth fuch Scenes enfue, The Force of Art by Nature feems outdone, And fancied Beauties by the true : In happy...Innocence, Where Nature guides and Virtue rules, Where Men fhall not impofe for Truth and Senfc, The Pedantry of Courts and Schools : There fhall be lung another... | |
| 1817 - 552 Seiten
...divided; THE Muse, disgusted at an age and clime, Barren of every glorious theme; In distant lands now waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy...such scenes ensue, The force of Art by Nature seems undone, And fancied beauties by the true; In happy climes, the seat of Innocence, Where Nature guides... | |
| Johann Gottfried Herder - 1806 - 432 Seiten
...Cloyne. The Muse, disgusted at an age and clime, Barren of every glorious theme-, In distant lands now waits a better time, producing subjects worthy fame; In happy climes, where from the genial sliij And virgin earth such scenes ensue, the force of art by nature secffls outdoii« ' and fancied... | |
| 1813 - 802 Seiten
...the poet, to have tano subjection unto them. They ken place." Having described Scraps of Information. Where men shall not impose for truth and sense, The pedantry of courts and schools, he concludes with the following stanza, Westward the course of empire takes its way : The four first... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1814 - 404 Seiten
...effusion : The muse, disgusted at an age and clime Barren of every glorious theme. In distant lands now waits a better time Producing subjects worthy...seat of innocence, Where nature guides, and virtue rule ; Where men shall not impose for truth and scu«r. The pendantry of courts and schools. There... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 Seiten
...spirited verses : THE muse disgusted at an age and clime, Barren of every glorious theme, In distant lands now waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame : In happy climes, where, from the genial son And virgin earth, such scenes ensue, The force of art, by nature seems outdone, And fancied beauties... | |
| Johann Gottfried Herder - 1820 - 790 Seiten
...The Mn>»- , disgusted at an age and сИвдв, Barren of every glorious tbeme, Г.- distand lands now waits a, better time, producing subjects worthy...from the genial sun An'd virgin earth such scenes ensuet the force of art by nature seems outdone and fancied beauties by the true : In hap,py clinic»,... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 542 Seiten
...in America. The muse disgusted at an age and clime, Barren of every glorious theme, In distant lands now waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame : In happy climes, where from the genial tun And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of art by nature seems out-done, And fancied beauties... | |
| 1827 - 470 Seiten
...readers: " The muse, disgusted at an age and clime Uarren of every glorious theme, In distant lands now waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame. In happy climes, v. here from the genial sun And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of art by nature seems outdone,... | |
| Thomas Burton - 1828 - 562 Seiten
...engrossed by his favourites, kingcraft and demonology, could not have formed an idea ; a civil state — " Where nature guides, and virtue rules ; Where men...truth and sense The pedantry of courts and schools." Such were the expectations which Berkeley indulged, in his " Verses" on the Prospect of planting Arts... | |
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