 ... an unheeded process in the skeleton of a mole, and whose mind like his microscope perceives nature only in detail ; the rhymer who makes smooth verses, and paints to our imagination when he should only speak to our hearts; all equally fancy themselves...  The American Monthly Magazine - Page 3821829Full view - About this book
 | Several Hands - 1760 - 588 pages
...fpe<ik to our hearts, a.11 * equally fancy thcmfelves walking forward to immortality, * and dcfire the crowd behind them to look on. The crowd * takes them at their word. Patriot, Philofopher, and Poet, * arefhouted in their train. Where was there ever fo much * merit fecn ? no... | |
 | 1764 - 404 pages
...fpeak to our hearts ; all equally 3 fancy themfelves walking forward to immortality, and de- — fire the crowd behind them to look on. The crowd takes "" them at their word: Patriot, philofopher, and poet, are fhouted in their train. Where was there ever fo much merit feen ? No time... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 260 pages
...only fpeak to our hearts ; all- eOjUally rancy themfelves walking forward to immortality, and defire the crowd behind them to look on. The crowd takes them at their word. Patriot, EZ phiphilofopher and poet, arefhouted in their train. " Where was there ever fo much merit feen ;... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...mould only fpeak to our hearts; all equally fancy themfclves walking forward toimmortality, and dvfire the crowd behind them to look on. The crowd takes them at their word. Patriot, philofopher, and poet, arc fhouted in their train. " Where was there ever " fo much merit feen ? no... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...mould only fpeak to our hearts; all equally fancy themfelves walking forward to immortality, and uelire the crowd behind them to look on. The crowd takes them at their word. Patriot, philofopher, and poet, are (houted in their train. " Where was there ever " fo much merit feen ? no... | |
 | 1804 - 174 pages
...makes smooth verses, and paints to our imagination when he should only speak to our hearts; all equally fancy themselves walking forward to immortality, and...ages yet unborn shall gaze with wonder and applause ! to such music the important pigmy moves forward, bustling and swelling, and aptly compared to a puddle... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...to our imagination when he should only speak to our hearts; all equally fancy themselves walk,, ing forward to immortality, and deSire the crowd behind...ages yet unborn shall gaze with wonder and applause ! to such music .the important pigmy moves forward, bustling and swelling, and aptly compared to a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 350 pages
...smooth verses, and paints to our imagination when he should only speak to our hearts ; all equally fancy themselves walking forward to immortality, and...ages yet unborn shall gaze with wonder and applause ! to such music the important pigmy moves forward, bustling and swelling, and aptly compared to a puddle... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...smooth verses, and paints to onr imagination, when he shonld only speak to onr hearts; all eqnally fancy themselves walking forward to immortality, and...at their word. Patriot, philosopher, and poet, are shonted in their train. ' Where was there ever so mnch merit seen ? No times so important as onr O|vn... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...smooth verses, and paints to our imagination, when he should only speak to our hearts, all equally fancy themselves walking forward to immortality, and...train. ' Where was there ever so much merit seen? no time so important as our own ! ages, yet unborn, shall gaze with wonder and applause !' To such music... | |
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