 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 páginas
...promis'd him fincere. Nothing referv'd or fullen was to fee : But fweet regards ; and pleafing fanctity : Mild was his accent, and his action 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,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 páginas
...> Mild was his accent, and his a&ion free. j With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. For letting down...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 - 1779 - 360 páginas
...Mild was his accent, and his aftion free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. . . For, letting...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 páginas
...prmnis'd him fincere. Nothing referv'd or fallen was to fee : But fweet regards, and pleafing fanility : Mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harlh the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 páginas
...sftiyn free. 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... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 páginas
...Mild was his accent, and his aftion free. •* With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Tho' harm, the precept yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain on high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 páginas
...infpired, more enraptured, more fublime than the poet— and that, in his ordinary converfation, — letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the iky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his ConjeRures n original Cempojition, that " blank verfe is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...infpired, morp enraptured, more fublime than fhe poet — and that, in his ordinary converfation, — letting down the golden chain from high, - He drew his audience upward to the /ky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his Conjeflures en original Compo/ition, that " blapk yerfe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...more infpired, more enraptured, more fublime than fhe poet—and that, in his ordinary converfation, —letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the lky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his Conjectures $n original Compofetion, that " blank verfe... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 páginas
...But fweet regards, and pleafing fanctity: \ With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Though harfh. the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting...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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Nothing reserved or sullen was to see; But sweet regards, and pleasing sanctity: Mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting down the golden chain... 
