 Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done, neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved earth more lovely. Her world is brazen, the poets...  Essays Upon Authors and Books - Page 67by William Alfred Jones - 1849 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1876 - 592 pages
...idealism in painting, can hardly be stated more forcibly than in Sidney's words : — ' Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets...done, neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved earth more lovely. Her world... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...(to cite Sir Philip Sjdaey again) " never set forth the earth in s» rich tapestry as divers poets K have done, neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling flowers, " nor whatsoever may make the earth more lovely. The world is a brazen fa world — the potts only deliver... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...coloring, of beautiful imagery and language. " Nature" (to cite Sir Philip Sydney again) " never set x ] R 4`d V3 <MK Cj+ VH :1 h) [ 0; 0 3 o r _,K / w[4QU)dP. Y.... 0{םw* Dl w̉ g/\t t 0 Qؑ 4 g 8 , whatsoever may make the earth more lovejy. The world is a " brazen world— the poets only deliver... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 378 pages
...narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets...; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely : her world... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets...; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely : her world... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets...; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved, earth more lovely ; her world... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets...done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely : her world... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich a tapestry as diverse poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved earth more lovely: her world is brazen, the poets only... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...•within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich a tapestry as diverse poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved earth more lovely: her world is brazen, the poets only... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Great Britain - 1830 - 552 pages
...poetry, and in Marie's lays. 1 Sir Philip Sidney says beautifully, ' Nature never set forth the earth *ti so rich tapestry, as divers poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers; nor whatsoever els may make the too much loved earth, more lovely. Her world... | |
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