 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pàgines
...in 1770, In his forty-ninth year. GOD'S EXCELLENCE. (From " Pleasures of Imagination.") FnoMheavenmy strains begin ; from heaven descends The flame of...vault of night The moon suspended her serener lamp ; Ere mountains, woods, or streams, adorned the globe, Or Wisdom taught the sons of men her lore, Then... | |
 | William Jenkins (L.C.M.) - 1863 - 56 pàgines
...OB, NATURE, DEISM, AND THE GOD OF THE BIBLE. BI WILLIAM JENKINS, LCM, 1IDUCATED AT OLA8OJW COLLEOE. " Ere the radiant sun Sprang from the east, or 'mid...vault of night The moon suspended her serener lamp ; Ere mountains, woods, or streams adoni'd the globe, Or wisdom tauprht the suns of men her lore ;... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1863 - 462 pàgines
...peace Or public zeal, may then thy mind well-pleas'd ^ Recall these happy studies of our prime. Prom Heaven my strains begin ; from Heaven descends The flame of genius to the chosen breast, 100 And inspiration. Ere the rising sun Shone o'er the deep, or 'mid the vault of night... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pàgines
...379.) FROM ' THE PLEASURES OF THE IMAGINATION.' GENIUS. From Heav'n my strains begin ; from Heav'n descends The flame of genius to the human breast,...inspiration. Ere the radiant Sun, Sprang from the east, or 'midst the vault of night The Moon suspended her serener lamp ; Ere mountains, woods, or streams adorn'd... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1867 - 494 pàgines
...the nature of genius. AKENSIDE, in that fine poem which forms its history, tracing its source, sang, From Heaven my strains begin, from Heaven descends The flame of genius to the human breast. But in the final revision of that poem, which he left many years after, the bard has vindicated the... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 pàgines
...power soever may protect the villany, | and whoever may partaAe of the plunder. | GENIUS. (AKENSIDE.) From heaven my strains begin ; | from heaven descends...beauty, and poetic joy, And inspiration. | Ere the radianl sun Sprang from the east, \ or 'mid the vauk of night \ The moon suspended Aer serener lamp... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 760 pàgines
...kind peace, Or public zeal, may then thy mind well pleased Recall these happy studies of our prime. From Heaven my strains begin: from Heaven descends The flame of genius to the chosen breast, And beauty with poetic wonder join'd, 100 And inspiration. Ere the rising sun Shone... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1878 - 792 pàgines
...kind peace Or public zeal, may then thy mind well-pleas'd Recall these happy studies of our prime. From Heaven my strains begin ; from Heaven descends The flame of genius to the chosen breast, v» And beauty with poetic wonder join'd. And inspiration. Ere the rising sun Shone... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1880 - 792 pàgines
...unfading flowers Cull'd from the laureate vale's profound recess, Where never poet gain'da wreath before. From Heaven my strains begin; from Heaven descends...sun Sprang from the east, or 'mid the vault of night w The moon suspended her serener lamp ; Ere mountains, woods, or streams adorn'd the globe, Or Wisdom... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1880 - 792 pàgines
...unfading flower* Cull'd from the laureate vale's profound recess, Where never poet gain'da wreath before. From Heaven my strains begin ; from Heaven descends...genius to the human breast, And love, and beauty, an4 poetic joy, And inspiration. Ere the radiant sun Sprang from the east, or 'mid the vault of night... | |
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From Heaven my strains begin; from Heaven descends The flame of genius to the human breast, And love and beauty, and poetic joy And inspiration. Ere the radiant Sun Sprang from the east, or 'mid the vault of night The Moon suspended her serener lamp ;... 
