 As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoined, from each thing met conceives delight; The smell of grain, or tedded grass,...  The British Essayists: Tatler - Page 124edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Much he the place admir'd, the person more. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses...Forth issuing on a summer's morn to breathe Among thepleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight, The smell of grain,... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...eity pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth.issuing on a summer's morn, to hreathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives del:gli ti The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...but reflect upon a beautiful simile in Milton : " .As one ivlio long in populous city pent, AYliere houses thick, and sewers, annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's moin, to breathe Among the pleasant villages, and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight:... | |
 | 1817 - 628 pages
...long confined him to 'the metropolis ; and one is led almost to envy the new and vivid sensations of one, who— " '" • ' ' " . ' long in populous city...Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight.' The sea contemplated for the first time by a man accustomed only to the sight of the Thames, bestrode by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 pages
...long enjoy ; Ne wicked envy, nor vile jealousy, His dear delights were able to anny. Fairy (¿uan. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses...to breathe Among the pleasant villages, and farms Adjoin d, from each thing met conceives delight. MUtoa. Insects seldom use their offensive weapons,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...the present vogue. ^"Z Cbarles. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick, ana invert annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin 'd, from each thing met conceives delight. AlUto*. 3. He that uses a needle. SEX. ». s. [sexe,... | |
 | 1822 - 634 pages
...into the finest spontaneous jubilation you can imagine. It really did one's heart good, to see those " —Who long in populous city pent, "" " Where houses thick and sewers annoy the «ir, " Forth issuing on a summer's morn to breathe," so delighted ; besides, their carolling led to... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Much he the place admir'd, the person more. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses...morn to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoiu'd, from each thing met conceives delight, The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, 450... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...accounted for. Oit this occasion I could not but reflect upon a beautiful simile in Milton : ~ TOL. V. E As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses...from each thing met conceives delight : The smell of ^rain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound. Those who are conversant... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...Maister Milton Sath elegantly set forth the same. As «ne who long in populous city pent, Where bouses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a...Adjoin'd. from each thing met conceives delight; The smell ef gnin, or tedded grass »r kine, Or dim y, each rural sight, each rural souud. Thou wilt not find... | |
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