He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens. The Quarterly Review - Page 54edited by - 1811Full view - About this book
| William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens. " This was, however, the character rather of his inclination... | |
| William Collins - 1828 - 104 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, ami monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens. " This was, however, the character rather of his inclination... | |
| William Collins - 1828 - 108 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens. " This was, however, the character rather of his inclination... | |
| Esq. Thomas Browne - 1829 - 180 pages
...45. " Of sparkling gems, rich gardens." " He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens.1' JOHNSON'S Life of Collins. NOTES TO ADORIO. Note... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...passive acquiescence in pupular traditions. He loved & mi in , genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the -waterfall* of Elysian gardens." Note a. Stanza i. lb« Baron of Trlermtin. Triermain... | |
| A F. Kendall - 1830 - 704 pages
...passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysiau gapdens. " This was, however, the character rather of his inclination... | |
| Walter Scott - 1835 - 420 pages
...imagination of those who, like the poet Collins, love to riot in the luxuriance of Oriental fiction, to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze...and to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens. In this species of composition, the marvellous is itself the principal and most important object both... | |
| Walter Scott - 1835 - 452 pages
...liflaglnafionoT'those who, like the poet Collins, love ^ "^1 to riot in the luxuriance of Oriental fiction, to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze...and to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens. In this_sp£= £|^j2f£2jgjp"sitmn, fhg_^!flrvellinit is foalf »k" principal and mo^t important object... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1835 - 372 pages
...that strain of music, inspired by tenderness), " fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by tbe waterfalls of Ely si an gardens." If Collins had had a better constitution, I do not... | |
| George Watterston - 1836 - 172 pages
...his commission and remove to Baltimore, where he employs himself more profitably in private practice. delights to rove through the meanders of enchantment,...to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens."* Mr. Wirt does not seem to search for imagery, or-to labor after the splendid but fugitive coloring... | |
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