 fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here?  The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author by S. Johnson - Page 66by John Milton - 1807Full view - About this book
 | British essayists - 1819 - 376 pages
...light, And ihon enlighten,d earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus? how here?, His next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep he fancies himself losing his existence, and... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...rivers, woods, and plains, And yti that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how I came From whom I have that thus I move and live, And feel that I am happier than I know.'— • While thus... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...Hills, and Dales, ye Rivers, Woods, and Plains, And ye that live and move, fair Creatures tell, 2?6 Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here ? Not of...myself ; by some great Maker then, In goodness and in pow'r pre-eminent; Tell me how may I know him, how adore, 980 From whom I have that thus I move and... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 594 pages
...dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye can, how came I thus, how here;— Not of myself ; —...pre-eminent ;— Tell me how may I know him, how adore, From whom I have, that thus t move and live, And feel that I am happier than 1 know." * Refined as... | |
 | 1822 - 284 pages
...Rivers, Woods, and Plains! And ye that live and move, fair Creatures ! tell, Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here ? Not of myself; by some great Maker...pre-eminent. Tell me, how may I know him, how adore, From whom I have that thus I move and live; And feel that I am happier than I know.— While thus Icall'd,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...some great Maker then, In goodness and in power pre-eminent. Tell me, how may I know him, how adore, From whom I have that thus I move and live ; And feel that I am happier than I know. — While thus Icall'd, and stray'd I knew not whither, From where I first drew air, and first beheld This happy light;... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 306 pages
...Plains, And ye that live and move, fair Creatures,-tell, Tell, if ye saw, how I came thus, how here 1 Not of myself; by some great Maker then, In goodness...preeminent : Tell me, how may I know him, how adore, From whom I have that thus I move and live, And feel that I am happier than I know. While thus I call'd,... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pages
...them express the strong conception of the mind. This is finely imitated in the following examples. , And ye that live, and move, fair creatures ! tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here. — Paradise Lost, viii. 273. Both have sinn'd ! but thou Against Ciod only ; I, 'gainst God and thee... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 806 pages
...light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus? how here?' to. 273. His next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep, he fancies himself losing his existence,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 682 pages
...light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus? how here?' His next sentiment, when, upon his first going to sleep he fancies himself losing his existence, and... | |
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