 Their gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets, thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek, the rest, Thin sown with aught of profit or delight, Will far be found unworthy to compare With Sion's songs, to all true tastes...  The English Journal of Education - Page 3201847Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...their fwellihg Epithetes thick laid As varnifli on a Harlot's check, the reft, Thin fown with aught of profit or delight* Will far be found unworthy to compare With Sion's fongs, to all trite tafts excelling^ ' Where God is prais'd aright* and God-like men, The Holieft of... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...wood-notes wild. And ever againft eating cares, 135 Lap me in foft Lydian airs Thin fown with aught of profit or delight, Will far be found unworthy to compare With Sion's Songs, to all true tafte excelling, Where God is prais'd aright and godlike men. That is, the odes of Pindar and Callimachus... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...340 In fable, hymn, or song, so personating Their gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets thick laid As varnish on a...the rest, Thin sown with ought of profit or delight, 34.5 Will far be found unworthy to -compare With Sion's songs, to all true tastes excelling, Where... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...340 In fable, hymn, or song, so personating Their gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets thick laid As varnish on a...Will far be found unworthy to compare With Sion's song, to all true tastes excelling, Where God is prais'd aright, and godlike men, The holiest of holies,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...own, In fable, hymn, or song-, so personating Their Gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets, thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek, the rest, Thin sown with aught of profit or delight, Will far be found unworthy to compare With Sion's songs, to all true tastes... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...own, In fable, hymn, or song, so personating Their Gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets, thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek, the rest, Thin sown with aught of profit or delight, Will far be found unworthy to compare With Sion's songs, to all true tastes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...own, In fable, hymn, or song, so personating Theirgodi ridiculous, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets, thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek, the test. Thin sown with aughtof profit or delight, Will far be fbund'unworthy to compare With Sion's songs,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...340 In fable, hymn, or song, so personating Their Gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets, thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek, the rest, Thin sown with aught of pro6t or delight, 345 Will far be found unworthy to compare With Sinn's songs, to all true... | |
 | John Milton - 1815 - 244 pages
...In fable, hymn, or song, so personating 340 Their gods ridicnlons, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek, the rest ' • ' Thin sown w ith onght of profit or delight, Will far he fonnd nnworthy to compare 345 With Sion's songs, to all... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...own, In fable, hymn, or song, so personating Their gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame. Remove their swelling epithets, thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek, the rest, Thin sown with aught of profit or delight, Will far be found unworthy to compare With Sion's songs, to all true tastes... | |
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