 Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here?  The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson - Page 188by British essayists - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 292 pages
...order to procure information. Thou sun, said I, fair light ! , And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresli and gay \ Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and...that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if you saw, how came I thus, how here \ We shall give a remarkably fine example of this figure, from bishop... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 428 pages
...finely imitated in. the following examples. •Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou enlighteu'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains i And ye that live, and move, fair creatures I tell, Tell if ye saw, how came I thus, how here Paradise... | |
 | William Roscoe - Art and society - 1817 - 88 pages
...feelings and language of our common parent — , * m " Thou sun, said I, fair light! And thou, enlightened earth, so fresh and gay ! , Ye hills and dales, ye...creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? f — Not of myself — by some GREAT MAKER, then, In goodness and in power pre-eminent ; Tell me... | |
 | John Milton - 1817 - 214 pages
...spake ; My tongue obey'd, and readily could name Whate'er I saw. Thou Sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighten'd Earth, so fresh and gay, Ye Hills, and...and move, fair Creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ? Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness and in power pre-eminent... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1817 - 256 pages
...Witlijfragrauce and with joy my heart o'crllow'd. Thou sun, said I, fair light, And thou enlighreu'd earth so fresh, and gay, Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods, and pla,nt ; And ye that live, and move, fair creatures tell, Tell, if y« saw, how came I tLus, how here... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1818 - 544 pages
...feelings and language of our common parent — " Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou, enlightened earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers,...live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, bow came I thus, how liere ? — Not of myself — by some GREAT MAKER, then, In goodness and in power... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1818 - 580 pages
...feelings and language of our common parent — " Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou, enlightened earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods and plains, Aad ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? — Not... | |
 | Great Britain - 1818 - 616 pages
...feelings and language of our common parent — " Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou, enlightened earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and dales, ye rivers, woods and plams, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Aesthetics - 1819 - 424 pages
...This is finely imitated in the fol- . lowing examples. • . Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye hills and...creatures! tell, Tell if ye saw, how came I thus, how here Paradise Lost, Book vlii.. 27. « ' * Demetrius Phalereus (of Elocution, sect. 28.) justly observes,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1819 - 718 pages
...mortal sin. -Thou sun, said I, fair light ! And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay ! Ye lulls and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures lull, Tell, if you saw, how came I thus, how here ? We shall give a remarkable fine example of this... | |
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