 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1795 - 322 pages
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' harfh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd For letting down the golden 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) 1 For... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harih the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their cars (A muficmore melodious than the fpheres : For David... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...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." On this occasion, and at the request of these ladies, the author produced his RESIGNATION, above mentioned,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...more inspired, more~enraptured, more sublime than the poet; and that, in his ordinary conversation, r —letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Conjectures on original Com position," that " blank verse... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...inspired, more enraptured, more sublime than the " poef, and that, in his ordinary conversation, . " Letting down the golden chain from high, " He drew his audience upward to the sky." On this occasion, and at the request of these ladies, the author produced his Resignation, above mentioned,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime than the poet; and that, in his pj-dinary 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 Com position," that " blank verse... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 pages
...inspired, more enraptured. " more sublime than the poet, and that, in his ordi" nary conversation, " Letting down the golden chain from high, " He drew his audience upward to tha sky." On this occasion, at the request of these ladies, the author produced his Resignation, above... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 pages
...was arm'd ; Tho' harsh, the precept yet the people charm'd. * Read more. + For ' to ic iten.' Tor, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. 20 And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears (A music more melodious than the spheres) : For... | |
 | James Lackington - 1808 - 200 pages
...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 pages
...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...audience upward to the sky: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears, (A music more melodious than the spheres) For David left him, when he went to rest,... | |
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