 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
..."With Eloquence innate his Tongue was arm'd; Tho'harfh the Precept, yet the Preacher charm'd. For, letting down the golden Chain from high, He drew his Audience upward to the Sky: And oft, with holy Hymns, he charm'd their Ears : (A Mufick more melodious than the Spheres.) For "David... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arra'd ; Tho harm the precept, yet the people charm'd, For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears : (A mu(ic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...free. j With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft with holy hymns, he charm'd their earss (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. . . For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres): For r... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' har(h the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the (ky : And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears: (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...common ; fuch as thefe. By the fame Lady I am enabled to fay, in her own words, that Young's unbounded genius appeared to greater advantage in the companion, than even in the author — that the chriftian was in him a character ftfll more infpired, more enraptured, more fublime than the poet—... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...common ; fuch as thefe. By the fame Lady I am enabled to fay, In her own words, that Young's unbounded genius appeared to greater advantage in the companion, than even in the author—that the chriftian was in him a character ftill more infpired, more enraptured, more fublime... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...; fuch as thefe. . By the fame Lady I am enabled to fay, in her owrj words, that Young's unbounded genius appeared to greater advantage in the companion, than even in the author-Hthat the chriftian was in him a character ftiH more infpired, morp enraptured, more fublime... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...common ; fuch as thefe. By the fame Lady I am enabled to fay, irt her own words, that Young's unbounded genius appeared to greater advantage in the companion, than even in the author; that the Chriftian was in him a character ftill more infpircd, more enraptured, more fublime than the poet;... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Though harfh. the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears For David left him, when he went to reft, His lyre;... | |
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