 | Gustav Graf von Schlabrendorf - 1806 - 468 pages
...he reached the other side of the \ _* TV eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds apd mountains seem the last > . . But, those attain'd,...survey, The growing labours of the lengthen'd way ;. Tli' encreasing prospect tires our wand'ring eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise!... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 pages
...that breaks For others' woe down virtue's manly cheeks. DARWIN. ASCENDING THE ALPS. PLEASED at the first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; Til' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last. But, those... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 pages
...when Dr. Warburton delivered this insinuation of a failure of poetical abilities. 17. So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky j Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But, those... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...11 r • At first the towering Alp» we tff, Mount o'ci the rocki, and icera to tread the fit '. Thf eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the (aft; But these attained, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lehgth'ned way > Th1 increasing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...surprise, New distant scenes of endless science rise ( So pleas'd at first the tow 'ring Alps we try, tS.-' Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky !...past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last Hut those atain'd, we tremhle to survey, The growing lahours of the lengthen'd way; 30 Tli' increasing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...more advanc'd, hehold with strange surpnse New distant scenes of endless science rise 1 So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread ths sky ! The' eternal SDOWS appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the latt... | |
 | John Parkhurst - 1807 - 890 pages
...4. Montis anhcli. Clautlitin De Rapt. Pros. III. 384, So pleas'd at lir»t the tow'ring Alps we trr, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky. Th' eternal snows appear alre.-d" part, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But those attain'd, we tremble to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...•So pleas'd at first the towering Alps we try, Monnt o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ! The' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds...attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthcn'd way ; The' increasing prospect tires onr wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise I So pleas'd at first the towering Alps we try, .Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread...Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clonds and mountains seem the last: But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise ! So pleas'd at first the towering Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ! The' eternal suows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last : But those... | |
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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 science rise! 
