At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield... The Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Page 218by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
| Nathan Bailey - English language - 1756 - 716 pages
...wit or art Could work, he put in proof. НаЬЬп-d, Cecilia came, Inventrefs of the rocal frame, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to folemn founds, With nature's ; mother wit, and arts unknown before. Drydtn. To MOTHER, to gather concretion. MOTHIRHOOD, the office... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...lall divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs of the vocal frame ; The fweet enthufiaft, from her facred ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length...With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before, bet old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He rais'da mortal to the fkies ; She... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 386 pages
...laft, divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs nf the vocal frame ; Tbefiveet enthufiaft, from her facred ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length...folemn founds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknuiun before* Let old Timotheus yield tht prisze, Or both divide the crowx ; He rais'da mortal to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...facred ftore, Eularg'd the former narrow bounds, Aiid added length to ftkmn founds, With iiature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize ; Or both div: je the cro.vn ; He rais'da mortal to the ikies ; She drew an angel down. GRAND CHORUS. At laft... | |
| English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to folemn founds, ?yith Nature's mother wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; JJe rais'da mortal to the fkies, She drew an angel down. AND PHILEMON. I WRITTEN ABOUT TKI YEAR MDgCVIII.... | |
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...laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs of the vocal frame ; The fweet enthufiaft from her facred ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to folemn founds, With nature's mother wit, and arts unknown before^ Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ;... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 334 pages
...divine Cecilia came, 135 Inventrefs of the vocal frame ; The fweet enthufiaft, from her facred ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length...With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. AIR. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He rais'da mortal to the fldes,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrcfs of the vocal frame ; The fweet enthufiaft, from her facrcd ftore, efe lha ans unknown beLet old Timotheus yield the prize, [fore. Or both divide the crown; He rais'da mortal... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...lafty divine Cecilia caotet Jnventrefs of tie vocal frame ; *Tbefiucetentb:iJiaftifrom her facredjlore^ Enlargd the former narrow bounds^ And added length to folemn founds , With nature's motbtr-tvitj and artt unknown kfore. Let old Tim&tbeus yieU ti>e frixet Or boib divide the crt^vn ;... | |
| Literature, Modern - 1799 - 614 pages
...contain their urine for айеШоп." Emboldened by iuch fuccefs, with how much truth шау we by— ' Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He rais'd up monarchs to the fkies, And we have pull'd them down/ T* To James Mackintsjh, Efj. SIR, IT... | |
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