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" To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains, report it right, (For yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew... "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the ... - Page 140
by James Boswell - 1835
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Poems on Several Occasions

Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 pages
...glimmering Fragments of a broken Sun, Banks, Trees, and Skies, in thick Diforder run, To clear this Doubt, to know the World by Sight, To find if Books, or Swains,...right ; (For yet by Swains alone the World he knew, : Whofe Feet came wand'ringo'er the nightly Dew) He quits his Cell ; the J?ilgr jm-Staff he bore, fix'dt^e...
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The muse in a moral humour: being a collection of tales, fables, pastorals ...

Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...glimm'ring Fragments of a broken Sun, Banks, Trees, and Skies, in thick Diforder run. To clear this Doubt, to know the World by Sight, To find if Books or Swains...right ; (For yet by Swains alone the World he knew, Whofe Feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly" Dew) He quits his Cell ; the Pilgrim-Staff he bore, And...
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...glimm'ring fragments of a broken sun, Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. 5 To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains,...by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wand'ringo'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell, the pilgrim-staff" he bore, And fix'd the scallop...
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Tales of Wonder;, Volume 2

Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 266 pages
...glimmering fragments of a broken sun, Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains,...by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew,) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim -staff he bore, And fix'd the scallop...
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The seasons; with the life of the author. To which are added Hesiod, or the ...

James Thomson - 1803 - 268 pages
...glimmering fragments of a broken sun , Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight. To find if books , or...by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell ; the Pilgrim-staff he bore , , j And fix'd the scallop...
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...glimmering fragments of a broken sun, Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains,...by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wandering o'er the nightly dew,) He quits his cell ; the pilgrim-staff he bore, And fix'd the scallop...
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Poétique anglaise, Volume 3

Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...fragments of a broken sun, Banks , trees , and skies , in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt , to know the world by sight, To find if books or swains...knew, "Whose feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell : the pilgrim-staff he bore , And fix'd the scallop in his hat before : Then with...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...glimm'ring fragments of a broken sun, Banks, trees, and skies, in thick disorder run. To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains,...by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet came wand'ririg o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell; the pilgrim-staff he bore, And fix'd the scallop...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...and skies, in thick disorder run. THE THE HERMIT. • sfti/ /-/ f'»"f ff>j / To clear this doubt, to know the world by sight, To find if books, or swains,...yet by swains alone the world he knew, Whose feet cauie wand'ring o'er the nightly dew) He quits his cell, the pilgrim-staff he bore, And fix'd the scallop...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...Edinburgh, Feb. 28, 1778. " You are at present busy amongst the English poets, preparing, for the publick instruction and entertainment, Prefaces, biographical...Whose feet came wand'ring o'er the nightly dew.)' 1 Dr. Percy, the Bishop of Dromore, humorously observed, that Levet used to breakfast on the crust...
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