 While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies spread. I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many a cloud that dropp'd ethereal dew, Nigh spher'd in heaven, its native strains could hear...  The poetical works of William Collins, with the comm. of Langhorne. To which ... - Page 45by William Collins - 1804Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...(hades o'erbrow the vallies deep, And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its fprings unlock, While on its rich ambitious head An Eden, like HIS OWN, lies fpread; I view that oak the fancied glades among, By which as MILTON lay, his evening ear, From many... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its springs unlock, While on its rich ambitions head An Eden, like his own, lies spread; I view that oak the fancied glades among, l!y which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many a cloud that urojip'd ethereal dow, Nigh spberM... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...described with all those wild- wood-appearances of which the great puet was so enthusiastically fond : " I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, Nigh spher'd in Heaven, its native strains could hear." ODE. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746. ODE TO MERCY.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...described with all those wild-wood-appearances of which the great poet was so enthusiastically fond : " I view that oak, the fancied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening car, Nigh spher'd in Heaven, its native strains cuuld hear." ODE. WBITTEK I» THE YEA« 1746. ODE TO... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...And holy genii guard the rock, Its glooms emhrown, its springs unlock, While on its rich amhitious head, An Eden, like his own, lies spread. I view that oak, the funcied glades among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many a cloud that dropp'd ethereal... | |
 | William Collins - 1811 - 162 pages
...shades o'erbrow the valleys deep, And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its springs unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his...; On which that ancient trump he reach'd was hung Tliillin oft, his glory greeting, From Waller's myrtle shades retreating, With many a vow from Hope's... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...o'erbrow the valleys deep, And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its springs unlock ; While on its rich ambitious head An Eden, like his own, lies spread, I view that oak, the fancied ghides among, By which as Milton lay, his evening ear, From many a cloud that dropp'd ethereal dew,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 pages
...shades o'erbrow the valleys deep, And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its springs unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like his...lay, his evening ear, From many a cloud that dropp'd etherial dew, Nigh sphered in Heaven, its native strains could hear; On which that ancient trump he... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...the rock, Ils glooms embrown, its springe unlock, While on its rich ambitious head, An Eden, like hie er business here. The Lady entert. This way the noise...; methought it was the sound Of riot and ill-mana Nighspher'd in Heaven itsnativestrainscould hear; On which that ancient trump he reach'd was hung.... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1824 - 478 pages
...And holy Genii guard the rock, Its glooms embrown, its springs unlock, While on its rich ambltious head An Eden, like his own, lies spread, I view that...glades among, By which, as Milton lay, his evening ear, Prom many a cloud that dropp'd ethereal dew, Night sphered in heaven its native strains could hear;... | |
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