Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy ? There was an awful rainbow once in heaven : We know her woof, her texture ; she is given In the dull catalogue of common things. Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all mysteries... Literature and Science: Social Impact and Interactionby John H. Cartwright, Brian Baker - 2005 - 471 pagesNo preview available - About this book
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1820 - 636 pages
...philosopher ; the feast, however, goes forward, the music floats along the perfumed air, — but ' Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all...by rule and line. Empty the haunted air and gnomed mine — Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made The tender-person' d Lamia melt into a shade.' Lycius... | |
| John Keats - 1926 - 738 pages
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| William Howitt - Almanacs, English - 1831 - 596 pages
...little doubt. This, though true, is nevertheless an humiliating expose of the charmed fairy-rings ; but Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy...rule and line ; Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine ; Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made The tender-personed Lamia melt into a shade. KEAT3. Birds... | |
| 1832 - 428 pages
...admit of little doubt. This, tliough true, is a humiliating expose of the charmed fairy-rings ;" but Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy...rule and line ; Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine ; Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made The tender-personed Lamia melt into a shade. Thursday,... | |
| English periodicals - 1832 - 424 pages
...expose of the charmed fairy-ringa;" but Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosopby? There was an awful rainbow once in Heaven ; We know her woof, her texture ; she is niven In the dull catalogue of common things: Philosopby will clip an angel's wings ; Conquerail mysteries... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...and the note. See also ante 165, as to Sorrow. Knowledge regulates the Pleasures of Imagination. • -Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy 1 There was an awful rainbow, once in heaven : We know her woof, her texture : she is given In the... | |
| Europe, Southern - 1835 - 292 pages
...destroy the pleasure attached to legendary story and credulous obedience. Keats, the poet, says, — Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy...common things — Philosophy will clip an angel's wings ! St. Bruno was born at Cologne, in the eleventh century. He was of noble birth, and educated in the... | |
| South - 1835 - 300 pages
...destroy the pleasure attached to legendary story and credulous obedience. Keats, the poet, says,— Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy...common things— Philosophy will clip an angel's wings I St. Bruno was born at Cologne, in the eleventh century. He was of noble birth, and educated in the... | |
| Rebecca Hey - 1837 - 386 pages
...legendary lore, and will enter into the feelings which prompted the poet to ask somewhat reproachfully, — Do not all charms fly At the mere touch of cold philosophy...by rule and line, Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine — Unweave a rainbow." Thanks to thee, Memory ! we do owe thee much, Thou faithful chronicler... | |
| Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 382 pages
...occasionally sung, that, Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. " Do not," (says a modern poet), " Do not all charms fly, At the mere touch of cold philosophy 1 There was an awful rainbow once in heaven, We know her woof, her texture, she is given In the dull... | |
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