 Where Angels tremble while they gaze, He saw ; but blasted with excess of light. Closed his eyes in endless night. Behold, where Dryden's less presumptuous car, Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder clothed,...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Seite 371von James Boswell - 1922Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Bell - 1777 - 636 Seiten
...our hearts allow, And what Timotheus was, is Drydcn now. to CHARACTER OF DRYDEN. ; AH oot or ORAY'S. BEHOLD, where Dryden's less presumptuous car, Wide...fields of glory bear, Two coursers of ethereal race, . CPaccWith necks in thunder clo.,th 'd, and long.resoundi ng Hark, hishands the lyre explore) 5 B.'ght-ey'd... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 Seiten
...i. 20, 26, 28. He saw ; but, blasted with excess of light [9], Clos'd his eyes in endless night (y), Behold, where Dryden's less presumptuous car Wide...fields of Glory bear Two Coursers of ethereal race (z), With necks in thunder cloth'd, and long-resounding pace (a). III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 Seiten
...sapphire blaze. He saw ; but, blasted with excess of light [9], Clos'd his eyes in endless night (y). Behold, where Dryden's less presumptuous car Wide...fields of Glory bear Two Coursers of ethereal race (z), With necks in thunder cloth'd, and long-resounding pace (a). III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 Seiten
...J?ze*zWL20,2638. He saw ; but, blasted with excess of light [8], Clos'd his eyes in endless night. Behold, where Dryden's less presumptuous car Wide...fields of Glory bear Two Coursers of ethereal race y, With necks in thunder cloth'd, and long-resoundinj pace z. III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre explore... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 Seiten
...hearts allow, And what Timotheus was, is Dryden now. CHARACTER OF DRYDEN. FROM GRAY'S PROGRESS OF POESY. BEHOLD, where Dryden's less presumptuous car, Wide...ethereal race, With necks in thunder cloth'd, and long-resounding Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! [pace. Bright-eyed Fancy hovering o'er, Scatters... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 Seiten
...tremble while they gaze, He saw, but blasted with excess of light, Clos'd his eyes in endless night, Behold where Dryden's less presumptuous car Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two coursers of etherial racet, With necks in thunder cloth' d+ and long resounding pace. III. 3. Hark ! his hands... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 Seiten
...of a consider1 It is remarkable that Mr. Gray ha* employed somewhat th» game image to characterise Dryden. He, indeed, furnishes his car • with but...coursers of ethereal race, " With necks in thunder cloath'd, and long resounding pace." Ode on the Progress of Potty. *B!e part of that poem. Much, no... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 Seiten
...tremble, while they gaze, He saw; but blasted with excess of light, Clos'd his eyes in endless night. Behold where Dryden's less presumptuous car, Wide o'er the fields of Glory bear * Shakespeare. t Milton. Two Coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder cloath'd, and long-resounding... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 Seiten
...hearts allow, And what Timothens was, is Dryden now. CHARACTER OF DRYDEN. FROM GRAY'S PROGRESS OF POESY. BEHOLD, where Dryden's less presumptuous car, Wide...ethereal race, With necks in thunder cloth'd, and long-resounding Hark, his hands the lyre explore! [puce. Bright-eyed Fancy hovering o'er, Scatters... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 Seiten
...tremble while they gaze, He saw ; but, blasted with excess of light. Closed hia eyes in endless night. Behold where Dryden's less presumptuous car Wide o'er...fields of Glory bear Two Coursers of ethereal race, Withnecks in thunder cloth'd, andlong-resoundingpace III. 3. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-eyed... | |
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