Hidden fields
Books Books
" The muse, disgusted at an age and clime Barren of every glorious theme, In distant lands now waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame. In happy climes, where from the genial sun And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of art by nature... "
Travels in New-England and New-York - Page 486
by Timothy Dwight - 1823
Full view - About this book

Johann Gottfried von Herder's Sämmtliche Werke ...

Johann Gottfried Herder - Aesthetics - 1806 - 432 pages
...the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America. By the late Dr. Berkeley > Bishop of Cloyne. The Muse, disgusted at an age and clime, Barren of...worthy fame; In happy climes, where from the genial sliij And virgin earth such scenes ensue, the force of art by nature secffls outdoii« ' and fancied...
Full view - About this book

Epistolary correspondence. Letters from August 1714, to September 1724

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...Gene* In the prospect of his romantic undertaking, Berkeley composed the following spirited verses : THE muse disgusted at an age and clime, Barren of...worthy fame : In happy climes, where, from the genial son And virgin earth, such scenes ensue, The force of art, by nature seems outdone, And fancied beauties...
Full view - About this book

Travels in New-England and New-York, Volume 4

Timothy Dwight - New England - 1822 - 542 pages
...scenes beneath him. From such a survey he derived the thoughts expressed in the following Verses, on the prospect of planting Arts and Learning in America....worthy fame : In happy climes, where from the genial tun And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of art by nature seems out-done, And fancied beauties...
Full view - About this book

The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 7

Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 396 pages
...the events, in the country alluded to, could possibly have been foreseen. He entitled them, On the Prospect of planting Arts and Learning in America....waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame : ment you just now gave me. I have accidentally met with your Rape of the Lock here, having never...
Full view - About this book

The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 7

Alexander Pope - 1822 - 402 pages
...the events, in the country alluded to, could possibly have been foreseen. He entitled them, On the Prospect of planting Arts and Learning in America....waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame : VOL. VII. X ment you just now gave me. I have accidentally met with your Rape of the Lock here, having...
Full view - About this book

Travels in New-England and New-York, Volume 4

Timothy Dwight - New England - 1822 - 550 pages
...scenes beneath him. From such a survey he derived the thoughts expressed in the following Verses, on the prospect of planting Arts and Learning in America. The muse disgusted at aii age ami clime, Barren of every glorious theme, In distant lauds now waits a better time, Producing...
Full view - About this book

The Guardian: With a Biographical, Historical, and Critical ..., Volume 1

1826 - 434 pages
...philanthropic views. With these pleasing anticipations before him, the following verses were composed: The muse, disgusted at an age and clime, Barren of...glorious theme, In distant lands now waits a better clime, Producing subjects worthy fame. In happy climes, where from the genial sun, And virgin earth...
Full view - About this book

The African Repository, Volume 2

African Americans - 1827 - 470 pages
...insert the poem for the gratification of our readers: " The muse, disgusted at an age and clime Uarren of every glorious theme, In distant lands now waits...time, Producing subjects worthy fame. In happy climes, v. here from the genial sun And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of art by nature seems outdone,...
Full view - About this book

Discources and Addresses on Subjects of American History, Arts, and Literature

Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - American literature - 1833 - 280 pages
...Berkeley's confident anticipations of the future glories of America, we must have recourse to his own words. The Muse, disgusted at an age and clime Barren of...worthy fame. In happy climes where from the genial sfcn And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of art.by nature seems outdone, And fancied beauties...
Full view - About this book

History of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the ..., Volume 87

William Dunlap - 1834 - 450 pages
...Berkeley's confident anticipations of the future glories of America, we must have recourse to his own words. The Muse, disgusted at an age and clime Barren of every glorious theme, In distant Innds now waits a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame. In happy climes where from the genial...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF