 Thy banks ? — alas, is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where fick'ning Nature wears a fainter green, And Defolation fpreads her torpid reign ? Is this the fcene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd....  Anecdotes of Polite Literature ... - Page 1841764Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1757 - 736 pages
...crown'd, [to refound. Taught eche from thy banks with tranfport Thy banks ? — alas, is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where...copious horn, where plenty wreath'd. And health at op'ning day Bade all her rofeate breezes fly To wake the fons of induftry, And nuke their fields more... | |
 | Collection - 1758 - 354 pages
...erown'd, Taught Echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks ? — alas, is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where...fons of Induftry, And make their fields more gay? II. Where is the villa's rural pride, The fwelling dome's imperial gleam. Which lov'd to grace thy... | |
 | English essays - 1757 - 742 pages
...crown'd, [to refound. Taught ech« from thy banks with tranfport Thy banks ? — alas, is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where fick'ning nature wears a fainter gre*nf And defblatinn fpreadt her torpid reign ? Is this the fcenc where freedom breath'd, Her copious... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...crown'd, Taught Echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks ? — alas ! is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where...the fons of Induftry, And make their fields more gay ? II. Where is the villa's rural pride, The fwelling dome's imperial gleam, Which lov'd to grace thy... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...erown*d, Taught Echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks ? — alas ! is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where fick'ning Nature wears a fainter grwn^ And Defolation fpreads her torpid reign ? Is this the fcene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1782 - 438 pages
...crown'd, Taught Echo from thy banks with tranlport to relbuml. Thy banks ?-~alas! is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where...fcene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious horn where Plerity wreath'd, And Health at opening day Bade all her rofeate breezes fly, To wake the fons of Indufhy,... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...crown'd, Taught echo from thy banks with tranfport to reibund. Thy banks ! — Alas, is this the boafted fcene ! This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where...her torpid reign? Is this the fcene where Freedom brcath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, And Health at opening day Bade all her roieate breezes... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 pages
...'d, Taught echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks ? — alas, is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where...fainter green, And defolation fpreads her torpid reign I Is this the fcene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, And health at opening... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1791 - 546 pages
...banks with transport to resound. Thy banks P—alas I is this the boasted scene, Is this the scene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, And Health at opening day Bade all her roseate breezes fly, To wake the sons of Industry, And make their fields more gayf Where is the villa's... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...Taught echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks .'—alas, is this the boafted fcene, 15 This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where fick'ning...breath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, 20 And health at opening day Bade all her rofeate breezes fly, To wake the fons of induftry, And make... | |
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