 From these and all long errors of the way, In which our wandering predecessors went, And, like the...  Proceedings - Page 477by Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1878Full view - About this book
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1843 - 706 pages
...expressed the nature of the service, which the great Improver of Learning rendered to his fellowmen. " Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren wilderness he passed, Did on the very border stand Of the blest promised land ; And, from the mountain-top of his... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 pages
...From these and all long errors of the way, In which our wandering predecessors went, And, like the' old Hebrews, many years did stray, In deserts but...Moses, led us forth at last : The barren wilderness he pass'd ; Did on the very border stand Of the bless'd promised land ; And from the mountain's top of... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 306 pages
...natural and living face ; The real object must command I^ach judgment of his eye and motion of his hand. From these and all long errors of the way, In which our wandering predecessors went, And, like the' old Hebrews, many years did stray, In deserts but of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...natural and living face ; The real object must command Each judgment of his eye and motion of his hand. His cup was wand'ring predecessors went, And, like th' old Hebrews, many years did stray Ь deserts, bat of small... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...motion of his hand. From these, and all long errors of the way, In whieh our wand'ring predeeessors ey left me Gay ; Left me to see negleeted genius bloom, Negleeted die, and tell it on Haeon, like Moses, led us forth at last; The barren wilderness he pass'd, Did on the very border stand... | |
 | James Machintosh - 1884 - 310 pages
...have taken too severe a revenge for the exaggerated praises br.slowrd on him by our ancestors : — ' Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren wilderness he pass'd, Did on the very border stand Of the blest premised land ; And from the mountain top of his... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - Great Britain - 1834 - 394 pages
...taken too severe a revenge for the exaggerated praises bestowed on hi m by our ancestors : — . , - ' Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren wilderness he pass'd, Did on the very border stand Of the blest premised land ; * And from the mountain top of his... | |
 | 1840 - 700 pages
...the learned rout. With the plain magic of true Reason's light He chased out of her light. From thrso and all long errors of the way, In which our wandering predecessors went, And, liketh' old Hebrews, many years did stray In desert« of but small extent, Hacon, like Mosc», led... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1840 - 492 pages
...terrifie the learned rout, With the plain magic of true Reason's light He chased out of her sight. From these and all long errors of the way. In which our wandering predecessor« went, And, like lh' old Hebrews, many years did stray In deserts of but small extent,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...first o* th' name, Whom God grant long to reign ! [Lord Bacon.] [From ' Ode to the Royal Society.1] 0 I where else Shall I inform my unacquainted feet...tangled wood ! My brothers, when they saw me wearied I« 'U-serts but of Minall extent, Hacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren wilderness... | |
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