 But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful land; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers; Nor grateful evening mild; nor silent night With this her solemn...  Selections from the Tatler, Spectator and Guardian - Page 140by Sir Richard Steele - 1885 - 499 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...ing Star-light, without Thee isfweet. t The Variety of Images in this PafTage is infin.tcly pleafing, and the Recapitulation of each particular Image, with a little varying of the Ejpreflion, makes one of the finefr Turns of ' Words that I have ever feen : Which I rather mention,... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1712 - 418 pages
...Star-light, without Thee is facet. -.. The Variety of Images in this PafTage is infinitely pleating, and the Recapitulation of each particular Image, with a little varying of the Expreflion, makes one of the fineft Turns of Words that I have ever feen : Whiclvl rather mention,... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...glittring Star-light, without Thee is fweet. THE Variety of Images tn this Paffage is infinitely pleafing, and the Recapitulation of each particular Image, with a little varying of the Expreffion, makes one of thr £ntft Turns of Words that I have ever feen: Which rat ruher mention,... | |
 | English essays - 1709 - 388 pages
...glittring ftar-light, without thee is fweet. The variety of images in this paffage is infinitely pleafing, and the recapitulation of each particular image, with a little varying of the expreflion, makes one of the fineft turns of words that I have ever feen : Which I rather mention,... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...glittering Лаг-light, without thceisfweet. The variety of ¡mages in this is infinitely pleafing, and the recapitulation of each particular image, with a little varying of the expreflîon, mnkci one of the fmeft turns of words that I have ever feen: which I rather mention, becaufe... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 260 pages
...vindication of Milton, and remarks, that the variety of images in it is infinitely pleasing} and t'.sc recapitulation of each particular image, with a little...expression, makes one of the finest turns of words he had ever seen. He farther ohserves, that though the sweetness of these verses has something in it... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...flower, Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after showers; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light without thee is sweet. But wherefore all night long shine these ? For whom , This glorious bight, when sleep hath shut all... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 670 pages
...reader is desired to insert the following paragraph, after the lines above quoted, from Milton : " The variety of images in this passage is infinitely...finest turns of words that I have ever seen ; which, 1 rather mention, because Mr. Dryden has said in his Preface to Juvenal, that he could meet with no... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...the lines above quoted, from Milton : " The variety of images in this passage is infinitelypleasing, and the recapitulation of each particular image, with...have ever seen; which, I rather mention, because Mr. Dry den has said, in his Preface to Juvenal, that he could meet with no turn of words in Milton." and... | |
 | John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after show'rs ; " Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night, " With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon : " Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet." On these beautiful lines i high encomium has been testowed in THE TATLER; No. 114, folio, (written... | |
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