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" Seem'd heaven itself, till one suggestion rose; That vice should triumph, virtue vice obey, This sprung some doubt of Providence's sway: His hopes no more a certain prospect boast, And all the tenour of his soul is lost. "
On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Occasional ... - Page 19
by Charles Bucke - 1823
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Poems on Several Occasions

Thomas Parnell - 1726 - 276 pages
...his Soul is loft: So when a fmooth Expanfe receives impreft Calm Nature's Image on its wat'ry Bread, Down bend the Banks, the Trees depending grow, And Skies beneath with anfw'ring Colours glow: But if a Stone the gentle Sea divide, Swift ruffling Circles curl on ev'ry...
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The seraph, a collection of divine hymns and poems from the best authors

Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...foul is lo I ; So when a fmooth expanfc receives impreft Calm nature's image on its watry breaft:, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with anfw'ring colours glow : But if a ftone the gentle fcene divide, Swift ruffling circles curl on ev'ry...
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The muse in a moral humour: being a collection of tales, fables, pastorals ...

Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...Soul is loft : So when a fmooth Expanfe receives impreft Calm Nature's Image on its wat'ry Breaft, Down bend the Banks, the Trees depending grow, And Skies beneath with anfw'ring Colours glow. But if a Stone the gentle Sea divide, Swift ruffling Circles curl on ev'ry...
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Select lessons in prose and verse, from various authors, to which are added ...

Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Soul is loft; So .when a fmooth Expanfe receives impreft Calm Nature's Image on its wat'iy Breaft, Down bend the Banks, the Trees depending grow, And Skies beneath with anfw'ring Colours glow ; But if a Stone the gentle Sea divide, Swift ruffling Circles curl on ev'ry...
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The Beauties of the Poets:: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry ...

English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...Providence's sway: His hopes no more a certain prospect boast, And all the tenor of his soul is lost: So when a smooth expanse receives imprest Calm nature's image on its wat'ry breast, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with answ'ring colours...
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A Rhetorical Grammar: In which the Common Improprieties in Reading and ...

John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...doubt of Providence's sway. So when, a smooth expanse receive imprest Calm nature's image on its wat'ry breast, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with answ'ring colours glow: But if a stone the gentle sea divide, Swift ruffling circles curl on every...
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The Wreath: Containing The Minstrel and Other Favorite Poems, to which is ...

1806 - 184 pages
...Providence's sway: His hopes no more a certain prospect hoast, And all the tenor of his soul is lost. So when a smooth expanse receives imprest Calm nature's image on its watery hreast, Down hend the hanks, the trees depending grow, And skies heneath with answering colours glow...
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Poétique anglaise, Volume 3

Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...Providence's sway : His hopes no more a certain prospect boast , And all the tenour of his soul is lost : So when a smooth expanse receives imprest Calm nature's image on its wat'ry breast , Down bend the banks , the trees depending grow , And skies beneath with answ'ring colours...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...Providence's sway : His hopes no more a certain prospect boast, And all the tenor of his soul is lost : So when a smooth expanse receives imprest Calm nature's image on its wat'ry breast, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with answ'ring colours...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Providence's sway : His hopes no more a certain prospect boast, And all the tenour of his soul is lost : So when a smooth expanse receives imprest Calm Nature's image on its wat'ry breast, Down bend the banks, the trees depending grow, And skies beneath with answering colours...
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