 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 612 pages
...abstinence. Yet, had his aspect nothing of severe, But such a face as promis'd him sincere. Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see : But sweet regards, and pleasing...innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet'the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...abstinence. Yet, had his aspect nothing of severe, but such a face as promis'd him sincere. Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see : but sweet regards, and pleasing...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; tho' harsh the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, Jetting down the golden chain from high, be... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...abstinence. Yet, had his aspect nothing of severe, but such a face as promis'd him sincere. Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see : but sweet regards, and pleasing...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was armM ; tho' harsh the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, • letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Con" jectures on original Composition," that " blank " verse... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, — — letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his Conjectures on original Composition, thai " blank verse is verse... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet; and that, in his ordinary conversation, -letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " conjectures on original composition," that " blank verse is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. , Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Con" jectures on original Composition," that " blank " verse... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1811 - 402 pages
...Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see, '• I But sweet regards, and pleasing sanctity, ree. ) ctity, > Mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence...down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upwards to the sky. He taught the Gospel rather than the law, And forc'd himself to drive, but lov'd... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 pages
...accent, and his action free. ) hty : 15 > ;ee. 3 With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harm the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting...chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : 20 And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears : (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.)... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that, in his ordinary conversation^ letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. Notwithstanding Young had said, in his " Conjectures on original Composition," that " blank verse is... | |
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Nothing reserved or sullen was to see; But sweet regards, and pleasing sanctity: Mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting down the golden chain... 
