 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...solitary scene; Where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join 430 To cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the MIGHTY DEAD ; Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd; As gods beneficent, who blest mankind With arts, with arms, and huroaniz'da... | |
 | Natham Drake - English literature - 1800 - 510 pages
...these have been translated by Mr. Cumberland with his usual felicity. NUMBER XXXV. -Studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the MIGHTY DEAD; Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd, As gods benificient, who blest mankind With_arts, with arms, and humaniz'da... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...solitary scene; Where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join, To cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the mighty dead; Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd, As gods beneficent, who blest mankind With arts, with arms, and humaniz'da world.... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...solitary scene; Where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join, To cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the mighty dead; Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd, As gods beneficent, who blest mankind With arts, with arms, and humaniz'da world.... | |
 | James Thomson - English poetry - 1802 - 320 pages
...solitary scene; Where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join, To cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit. And hold high converse with the mighty dead ; Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd, As gods beneficent, who blest mankind With arts, with arms, and humaniz'da world.... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1805 - 908 pages
...solitary scene ; Where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join To chase the chearless gloom: there let me sit, And hold high converse with the mighty dead, Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd, As gods beneficent, who blest mankind With arts and arms, and humaniz'da world.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1806 - 242 pages
...solitary scene; Where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join 430 To cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the Mighty Dead; Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd, As gods beneficent, who bless'd mankind With arts, with arms, and humaniz'da... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 pages
...solitary, scene; Where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join, To cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the mighty Dead; Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd, As gods beneficent, who bless'd mankind With arts, with arms, and hmnaniz'da... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...solitary scene ; Where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join, To cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the mighty dead ; Sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd, As gods beneficent, who blest mankind With arts, with arms, and humaniz'da world.... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...solitary scene ; •where ruddy fire and beaming tapers join to cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit, and hold high Converse with the Mighty Dead ; sages of ancient time, as gods rever'd; as gods beneficent, who blest mankind with arts, with arms, and humaniz'da world.... | |
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To cheer the gloom. There studious let me sit, And hold high converse with the mighty dead ; Sages of ancient time, as gods revered, As gods beneficent, who bless'd mankind With arts, with arms, and humanized a world. 
