| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...heard What time the grey fly winds her fultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the frefh dews of night, We know that they never drove a field, and that they...the heathen deities ; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and JSolus, with a long train of mythological imagery, fuch as a College eafily fupplies. Nothing can lefs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 302 pages
...What time the grey fly winds her futtry horn, . Batt'ning our flocks with the frefh dews of night. We know that they never drove a field, and that they...remote, that it is never fought, becaufe it can.not be-known when it is found. Among the flocks, and copfes, and flowers, appear the heathen deities; Jove... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...heard What time the grey fly winds her fultry horn, Battening our flocks with the frefhdews of night. We know that they never drove a field, and that they...fought, becaufe it cannot be known when it is found. p Among the flocks, and copfes, and flowers^ appear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...heard What time the grey fly winds her fultry horn, Battening our flocks with the frefh dews of night. We know that they never drove a field, and that they...reprefentation may be allegorical, the true meaning is fb uncertain and remote, that it is never fought, becaufe it cannot be known when it is found. Among... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...heard What time the grey fly winds her fultry horrv Battening our flocks with the frefh dews of night. We know that they never drove a field, and that they...meaning is fo uncertain and remote, that it is never (ought becaufe it cannot be known when it is found. Among the flocks, and copfes, and flowers, appear... | |
| John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...can be excited by thefe lines,' " We " drove afield," &c ? ' We know that ' they never drove afield, and that they * had no flocks to batten ; and though...fought, becaufe it cannot be ' known when it is found.' Cowley fpeaks of Hervey in propria ferfona, Milton is pro tempore a ruftick poet ; one therefore mud... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...heard What time the grey fly winds her fultry horn, Battening our flocks with the frefh dews of night. We know that they never drove a field, and that they had no flocks no batten ; and though it he allowed that tfie reprefentation may be allegorical, the true meaning... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...heard \Vhattime the grey fly winds her fultry horn, Battening our flocks with the licfh dews of night. We know that they never drove a field, and that they had no flocks no batten ; and though it be allowed that the reprefentation may be allegorical, the true meaning is... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...heard What time the grey fly winds her fultry horn, Battening our flocks with the frefh dews of night. We know that they never drove a field, and that they...the Heathen deities; Jove and Phoebus, Neptune and TEolus, with a long train of mythological imagery, fuch as a college eafily fupplies. Nothing can lefs... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...sultry horn, Batt'ning dur flocks with the fresh dews of night. We know that they never drove afield, and that they had no flocks to batten ; and though it be allowed that the representation may be allegorical, the true meaning is so uncertain and remote, that it is never sought,... | |
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