 | 1708 - 516 pages
...barb'rous Age* An Age that yet uncultivate and rude, Where-e'er the Poet's Fancy led, purfu'd Thro' pathlefs Fields, and unfrequented Floods, To Dens of Dragons, and enchanted Woods. I But now the Myftick Tale, that pleas'd of Yorr, Can Charm an underftanding Age no more ; The long-fpun... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 416 pages
...pathlefs Fields, and unfrequenred Floods, To Dens of Dragons, and enchanred Woods. But now the myftick Tale, that pleas'd of Yore, Can charm an underftanding Age no more; The long-fpun Allegories fulfom grow, While the dull Moral lyes too plarn below. We view well-pleas'd at diftance all the Sights... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 384 pages
...barb'ious age ; An age, that yet uncultivate and rude, Where.c'er the poet's fancy led, purfued Thro' pathlefs fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens...yore, Can charm an underftanding age no more ; The long fpun allegories, fulfome grow, While the dull moral lyes too plain below. We view well pleafed... | |
 | Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 366 pages
...barb'rous age ; . An age, that yet uncultivate and rude, Where-e'er the poet's fancy led, purfued , Thro' pathlefs fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons, and enchanted woods. . But now the my flic tale, that pleas'd of yore, Can charm an underftanding age no more ; The long fpun allegories,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1765 - 378 pages
...barb'rous age ; An age that yet uncultivate and rude, Where-e'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd Thro' pathlefs fields, and unfrequented floods^ To dens...underftanding age no more ; The long-fpun allegories fulfom grow, While the dull moral lies too plain below. We view well-pleas'd at diftance all the fights... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1773 - 326 pages
...barb'rous age ; An age that yet uncultitate and rude, Where-e'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd Thro' pathlefs fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons, and enchanted woods. But now themyftic tale, thatpleas'd of yore, Can charm an underftandmg age no more ; The long-fpun allegories... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1777 - 322 pages
...age ; An age that yet uncultivate and rude, Where-e'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd Thro' pathjefs fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons,...underftanding age no more; The long-fpun allegories fulfom grow, While, the dull moral lies too plain below. We view well-pleas'd at diftance all the fights... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1778 - 248 pages
...barb'rous age; An age that, yet uncultivate and rude, Where'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd 10 Thro' pathlefs fields and unfrequented floods, To dens of...of yore Can charm an underftanding age no more; The long-(pun allegories fulfome grow, 1J While the dull moral lies too plain below. We view well pleas'd... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1778 - 240 pages
...barb'rous age; An age that, yet uncultivate and rude, Where'er the poet's fancy led, putfu'd 20 Thro' pathlefs fields and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons and enchanted woods. But now the mylHc tale that pleas'd of yore Can charm an underftanding age no more; The long-fpun allegories fulfome... | |
 | 1781 - 512 pages
...pathlefs fields and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons and enchanted woods. But now the myftick tale, that pleas'd of yore, Can charm an underftanding...fulfome grow, While the dull moral lies too plain below. • Afterwards Dr. Sacheverell. We We view, well pleas'd, at diftance all the fights Of arms and palfries,... | |
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Through pathless fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons and enchanted woods. But now the mystic tale, that pleased of yore, Can charm an understanding age no more; The long-spun allegories fulsome grow, While the dull moral lies too plain... 
