| John Dryden - 1713 - 620 pages
..."With Eloquence innate his Tongue was arm'd; Tho'harfh the Precept, yet the Preacher charm'd. For, letting down the golden Chain from high, He drew his Audience upward to the Sky: And oft, with holy Hymns, he charm'd their Ears : (A Mufick more melodious than the Spheres.) For "David... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 526 pages
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arra'd ; Tho harm the precept, yet the people charm'd, For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears : (A mu(ic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pages
...free. j With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft with holy hymns, he charm'd their earss (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 pages
...With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. . . For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres): For r... | |
| John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' har(h the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the (ky : And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears: (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...infpired, morp enraptured, more fublime than fhe poet — and that, in his ordinary converfation, — letting down the golden chain from high, - He drew his audience upward to the /ky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his Conjeflures en original Compo/ition, that " blapk yerfe... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...more infpired, more enraptured, more fublime than fhe poet—and that, in his ordinary converfation, —letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the lky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his Conjectures $n original Compofetion, that " blank verfe... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 672 pages
...infpired, more enraptured, more fublime than the poet— and that, in his ordinary converfation, — letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the iky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his ConjeRures n original Cempojition, that " blank verfe is... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Though harfh. the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears For David left him, when he went to reft, His lyre;... | |
| 1793 - 806 pages
...AViti, eloquence innaie his tongue was arm'd ; Though hatih the precept, yet the people charm'd, For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the Iky : And oft with hcly hymns he charm'd their cart (A mufic more melodious than the fjihcre» : For... | |
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