 Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky, Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way, Th' increasing...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 134by Joseph Warton - 1806 - 8 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...rise ! So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount 0*cr the vales, and seem lo tread the siy; Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem theList. Hut, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labors of the lengtnen'd way; Th' increasing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...: ^ Bat, more advanc'd behold, with strange surprise. New distant scenes of endless science rise ! So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount.... The growing labours of the lengthen'd way ; Th' increasing prospect tires our wand'ring eyes ; Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise. POPS.... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1810 - 394 pages
...The same may be observed of the word prospect, in the last line but one of the following passage : So pleas'd at first, the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount...survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way ; Th increasing prospect || tires our wand'ring eyes, Hills peep o'er bills, and Alps on Alps arise. Rule... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 236 pages
...mounting some tall mountain he do find More heights before him than he left behind. Drum. p. 38, 4to. So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount...But those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labour of the lengthen'd way, Th' increasing prospect tires our wond'ring eyes, Hills peep o'er hills,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...surprise Mew distant scenes of endless science rise ! So pleas'd at first the towering Alps we try, 225 Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ;...survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way ; Th' increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes, Mills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps- arise ! A perfect... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...surprise new distant scenes of endless science rise! so pleas'd at first the towring Alps we try, 225 mount oe'r the vales, and seem to tread the sky !...survey the growing labours of the lengthen'd way; 230 th' increasing prospect tires our wand'ring eyes, hills peep o'er hills and Alps on Alps arise... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...surprise new distant scenes of endless science rise ! so pleas'd at first the towring Alps we try, 225 mount oe'r the vales, and seem to tread the sky !...the last: but those attain'd, we tremble to survey Ihe growing labours of the lengthen'd way; 230 th' increasing prospect tires our wand'ring eyes, liills... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...distant scenes of endless science rise 1 So pfeas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'ertbe vales, and seem to tread the sky, Th' eternal snows...But those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labour of the lengthen'd way, Th' increasing prospect tires our wond'ring eyes. Hills peep o'er hills,... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 238 pages
...mounting some tall mountain he do find i More heights before him than he left behind. Drum. p. 38, 4to. So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; Tb' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last; But those... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...the vales, ami seem to tread the sky ; 'ill' eternal snows appear already past. And the first cknids and mountains seem the last : But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthened way ; TV increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on... | |
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