 | James Lackington - 1808 - 200 páginas
...XXII. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd: Tho' harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting- down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. He bore his great commission in his look ; Yet sweetly temper'da\re ; and soft'ned all he spoke He... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 páginas
...free. 'With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet'the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears, (A music more melodious than the spheres) For David... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 páginas
...inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, — — letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his Conjectures on original Composition, thai " blank verse is verse... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 páginas
...inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, • letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Con" jectures on original Composition," that " blank " verse... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 páginas
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. , Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Con" jectures on original Composition," that " blank " verse... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 páginas
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet; and that, in his ordinary conversation, -letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " conjectures on original composition," that " blank verse is... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 páginas
...;ee. 3 With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harm the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : 20 And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears : (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.)... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 páginas
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation^ letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Conjectures on original Composition," that " blank verse is... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1811 - 402 páginas
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd ; For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upwards to the sky. He taught the Gospel rather than the law, And forc'd himself to drive, but lov'd... | |
 | Edward Young - 1812 - 814 páginas
...inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, ' letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. " Notwithstanding Young had said, in his ' Conjectures on original Composition,' that ' blank verse... | |
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Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed, For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky, And oft with holy hymns he charmed their ears (A music more melodious than the spheres). For David left him, when... 
