 Fired at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind ; But, more...  Poems on Several Occasions - Página 50por Christopher Smart - 1752 - 230 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Scott D. Evans - 1999 - 180 páginas
...The simile tells a story of overconfidence leading into danger. Illustrating how "In fearless Youthwe tempt the Heights of Arts, / While from the bounded Level of our Mind, / Short Views we take," Pope adopts an alpine context to explain the dangerous inaccuracy of such intellectual presumption:... | |
 | Grant Ian Thrall - 2002 - 274 páginas
...And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind, But more advanc'd, behold with strange surprise New, distant scenes of endless... | |
 | Jan Sapp - 2003 - 388 páginas
...And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of Arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind. Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind; But more advanc'd, behold with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless... | |
 | Gene N. Landrum - 2003 - 404 páginas
...Alexander Pope (Essay on Criticism, c. 1751): Fired at first sight with what the Muse imparts. In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind... Passion was their main attribute, for they were devoid of money, experience,... | |
 | Frank H. Herbstein - 2005 - 722 páginas
...1, 79-85. Chapter 2 Historical outline Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of Arts, While from the...bounded level of our mind. Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind: But more advanc'd, behold with strange surprize New distant scenes of endless... | |
 | Diane Ravitch, Michael Ravitch - 2006 - 512 páginas
...And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first Sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless Youth we tempt the Heights of Arts, While from the...bounded Level of our Mind, Short Views we take, nor see the Lengths behind, But more advanc'd, behold with strange Surprize New, distant Scenes of endless... | |
 | Nancy Bogen - 2007 - 426 páginas
...And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless Youth we tempt the Heights of Arts, While from the bounded Level of our Mind, Short Viewswe take, nor see the lengths behind, But more advanc'd, behold with strange surprize New, distant... | |
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