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" In the sun's orb, made porous to receive And drink the liquid light ; firm to retain Her gather'd beams, great palace now of light. Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light... "
A Letter to Mr. Mason: On the Marks of Imitation - Page 7
by Richard Hurd, William Mason - 1757 - 76 pages
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Moral and Sacred Poetry

Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...to receive And drink the liquid light, firm to retain Her gather'd heams, great palace now of light. Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light, And hence the morning planet gilds her horns ; By tincture or reflection they augment Their small peculiar,...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: To which is Prefixed the Life of the Author

John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...to receive And drink the liquid light, firm to retain HIT gather'd heams, great palace now of light. Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light, And hence the morning planet gilds her horns, I !y tincture or reflection they augment Their small...
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The Works of Hannah More, Volume 6

Hannah More - English literature - 1830 - 530 pages
...is calculated to inspire wonder, or communicate delight. Athens was the pure well-head of poetry : " Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light." It was the theatre of arms, the cradle of the arts, the school of philosophy, and the parent of eloquence....
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The Works of Hannah More, Volume 6

Hannah More - Children - 1830 - 524 pages
...is calculated to inspire wonder, or communicate delight. Athens was the pure well-head of poetry : " Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light." It was the theatre of arms, the cradle of the arts, the school of philosophy, and the parent of eloquence....
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A Lecture on the Education of Females: Delivered Before the American ...

George Barrell Emerson - Women - 1831 - 46 pages
...borrowed only noble and pure thoughts from the ancients? They were nourished with the spirit of antiquity. Hither as to their fountain, other stars, Repairing, in their golden urns draw light. We boast, and not without reason, of our English literature as one of the purest of modern times. Yet...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books

John Milton - 1831 - 306 pages
...drink the liquid light ; firm to retain Her gather 'd beams, great palace now of light. Hither, aa to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light, 365 And hence the morning planet gilds her horns ; By tincture or reflection they augment Their small...
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Prize Essay and Lectures, Delivered Before the American Institute ..., Volume 2

American Institute of Instruction - Education - 1832 - 330 pages
...borrowed only noble and pure thoughts from the ancients? They were nourished with the spirit of antiquity. Hither as to their fountain, other stars, Repairing, in their golden urns draw light. We boast, and not without reason, of our English literature as one of the purest of modern times. Yet...
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Annual Meeting: Proceedings, Constitution, List of Active Members, and Addresses

American Institute of Instruction - 1832 - 330 pages
...borrowed only noble and pure thoughts from the ancients? They were nourished with the spirit of antiquity. Hither as to their fountain, other stars, Repairing, in their golden urns draw light. We boast, and not without reason, of our English literature as one of the purest of modern times. Yet...
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Life of Galileo Galilei: With Illustrations of the Advancement of ...

John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune - Astronomers - 1832 - 314 pages
...this beautiful phenomenon to pass unnoticed. After describing the creation of the Sun, he adds: — « Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light, And hence the morning planet gilds her horns. Galileo also assured himself, at the same time, that...
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The Introductory Discourse and Lectures ...

American Institute of Instruction - Education - 1832 - 328 pages
...borrowed only noble and pure thoughts from the ancients? They were nourished with the spirit of antiquity. Hither as to their fountain, other stars, Repairing, in their golden urns draw light. We boast, and not without reason, of our English literatureas one of the purest of modern times. Yet...
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