Fresh to that soil thou turn'st, whose ev'ry vale Shall prompt the poet, and his song demand: To thee thy copious subjects ne'er shall fail; Thou need'st but take the pencil to thy hand, And paint what all believe who own thy genial land. The poetical works of mr. William Collins - Page 107by William Collins - 1797 - 124 pagesFull view - About this book
| Books and bookselling - 1788 - 588 pages
...poet, and his fong demand : To thee thy copious fubjecb ne'er Hull uil ; Thou need'lt but take the pencil to thy hand, And paint what all believe who own thy genial land. II. There mi: ft thou wake perforce thy Doric quill, 'Tis Fancy's land to which thou fctt'it thy feet } Where... | |
| Books - 1788 - 750 pages
...port, and his fong demand: To thee the copious fubjefts ne'er mall fail ; Thou need'ft but take the pencil to thy hand. And paint what all believe, who own thy genial land.' Having thus opened his defign, the poet takes notice of the popular belief in Fairies : he reprefents... | |
| English literature - 1788 - 522 pages
...poet, and his fong demand : To thee thy copious fubjejts ne'er (hall fail j Thou need'ft but take the pencil to thy hand, And paint what all believe who own thy genial land. * Th';s Stanza and a half, viz. the fifth and half of tlie C#th were fupph'eil by Mr. Henry Mackenzie,... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1788 - 738 pages
...with an equal flame ! Frefli to that foil thou turn'ft, whofe ev'ry vale Thou need'ft but take the pencil to thy hand, And paint what all believe, who own thy genial land.' Having thus opened his defign, the poet takes notice of the) popular belief in Fairies: he reprefents... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 270 pages
...name of Barrow, who introduced Home to Collins. £.4 Er Frefh, to that foil thou turn'ft, where every vale Shall prompt the poet, and his fong demand :...'tis faid, the Fairy people meet, Beneath each birken made, on mead or hill. There, each trim lafs, that fkims the milky ftore To the fwart tribes, their... | |
| History - 1790 - 562 pages
...poet, and his fong demand : To thee thy copious fubjefts ne'er (hall fail ; Thou need 'ft but take the pencil to thy hand, And paint what all believe who own thy genial hand. H. There mud thou wake perforce thy Doric quill, 'Tis Fancy's land to which thou fett'il thy... | |
| History - 1790 - 566 pages
...poet, and his fong demand; To thee thy copious fubjefts ne'er ihall fail ; Thou need '11 but take the pencil to thy hand, And paint what all believe who own thy genial hand. II. There muft thou wake perforce thy Doric quill, 'Tis Fancy's land to which thou fett'ft thy... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1790 - 646 pages
...poet, and his fong demand : To thee thy copious fubjefts ne'er (hall fail ; Thou need'ft but take the pencil to thy hand, And paint what all believe who own thy genial band. II. There muft thou wake perforce thy Doric quill, 'Tis Fancy's land to which thou fett'ft thy... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1791 - 546 pages
...Shall prompt the Poet, and his song demand: To thee thy copious subjects ne'er shall fail; Thou need'st but take thy pencil to thy hand, And paint what all believe, who own thy genial land. There, must thou wake perforce thy Doric quill; 'Tis Fancy's land to which thou sett'st thy feet; Where... | |
| 1793 - 542 pages
...turn'ft, where ey'ry vale Shall prompt the poet, and his fong demand: To thee thy copious ful.jeib ne'er fhall fail ; Thou need'ft but take thy pencil...And paint what all believe, who own thy genial land* NOTES. * How truly did Collins predio Home'» tragic powers ! f A gentleman of the name of Barrow,... | |
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