 | 1828 - 592 sivua
...paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance,...indefinitely enlarged, sentiments and delights worthy of t higher being. This power of poetry to refine our views of life and happiness is more and more needed... | |
 | 1828 - 562 sivua
...paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance,...refined but evanescent joys ; and in this he does well ; fot k is good to feel that life is not wholly usurped by cares for subsistence, and physical gratifications,... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1830 - 630 sivua
...paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance,...joys. And in this he does well; for it is good to leel that life is not wholly usurped by cares for subsistence, and physical gratifications, but admits,... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1830 - 622 sivua
...paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance,...refined but evanescent joys. And in this he does well; lor it is good to feel that life is not wholly usurped by cares for subsistence, and physical gratifications,... | |
 | 1832 - 478 sivua
...paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life'* ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance, brings together its scattered beauties, and prolong* its more refined but evanescent joys ; and in this he does well ; for it is good to feel that... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1834 - 626 sivua
...paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance,...prolongs its more refined but evanescent joys. And iu this he does well ; for it is good to feel that life is not wholly usurped by cares for subsistence,... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 sivua
...life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essences ; arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance ; brings...indefinitely enlarged, sentiments and delights worthy a higher being. This power of poetry to refine our views of life and happiness, is more and more needed... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1841 - 444 sivua
...paints a life \\liich does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance,...but admits, in measures which may be indefinitely edargsd, sentiments and delights worthy of a higher being. This power of poetry to refine our views... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 686 sivua
...paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance,...prolongs its more refined but evanescent joys. And 1n this he does well ; for it is good to feel that life is not wholly usurped by cares for subsistence,... | |
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1843 - 554 sivua
...paints a life which does not exist ; he only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence ; arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance,...beauties, and prolongs its more refined but evanescent ¡oys ; and in this he does well ; for it is good to feel that life is not wholly usurped by cares... | |
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It is not true that the poet paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance, brings together its scattered beauties, and prolongs its more refined... 
