 While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind; But, more advanced, behold, with strange surprise, New distant scenes of endless science rise.  The History of Scotish Poetry - Seite 549von David Irving - 1861 - 619 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1802 - 452 Seiten
...and Adoni.;, 1, 828. Thus Pope, Essay on Criticism, 1. 225. " So pleas'd at first the towering AJps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky. The .eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last : But, those... | |
 | 1798 - 618 Seiten
...been noticed by Mr. Headley : the resemblance is in the celebrated Simile of the Alps : " So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; TV eternal snows appear already past, And thje first clouds and mountains seem the last ; But, those... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 Seiten
...The same may be ob served of the word prospect in the last line of the following passage: So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the...to tread the sky; Th' eternal snows appear already pait, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last ; But those attain'd, we tremble to survey The... | |
 | James Wilson - 1804 - 494 Seiten
...through which this science leads us, we may well adopt the language of the philosophick poet; So pleas'd, at first, the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the skjr. Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 Seiten
...shades Hi$h orer-arch'd cmbow'r, to thick bestrewn Abject and lost lay these. Milton. SO So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the <kv. Pope. At into air the purer spirit* flow, And sep'rate from their kindred dregs below, Sf flew... | |
 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...more advanced, behold with strange surprize New distant scenes of endless science rise ! So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the...the sky, Th' eternal snows appear already past, And die first clouds and mountains seem the last: But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 Seiten
...published when Dr. Warburton delivered this insinuation of a failure of poetical abilities. 17. So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky j Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But, those... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 Seiten
...that breaks For others' woe down virtue's manly cheeks. ASCENDING THE ALPS. DARWIN. PLEASED at the first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky; Til' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last. But, those... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 Seiten
...more advanc'd, behold with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise ! So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ! The' eternal SDOWS appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the latt : But those... | |
 | John Parkhurst - 1807 - 890 Seiten
...4. Montis anhcli. Clautlitin De Rapt. Pros. III. 384, So pleas'd at lir»t the tow'ring Alps we trr, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky. Th' eternal snows appear alre.-d" part, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But those attain'd, we tremble to... | |
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