For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky; And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears, A music more melodious than the spheres; For David left him, when he went to rest, His lyre; and after him he sung the... The Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Sivu 207tekijä(t) Samuel Johnson - 1779Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| John Lavicount Anderdon - 1854 - 484 sivua
...tongue was arm'd ; Tho' harfh, the precept yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain on high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft, with holy Hymns , be charm" d their ears : (A mufic more melodious than tbefpheres). For David left him, when be went... | |
| John Lavicount Anderdon - 1854 - 454 sivua
...tongue was arm'd ; Tho' harm, the precept yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain on high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft, with holy Hymns, be charm' 'd their ears : (A mii/if more melodious than thefpheres). For David left him, tvben be went... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 sivua
...more inspired, more enraptured, more sublime, than the poet ; and that in his ordinary conversation, " Letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky." Notwithstanding Young had said, in his Conjectures on Original Composition, that " blank verse... | |
| 1855 - 248 sivua
...Mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the people charm'd ; For letting...chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky : And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears (A music more melodious than the spheres,) For... | |
| Robert Blakey - 1855 - 556 sivua
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the people charm 'd ; For, letting down the golden chain from high. He drew his audience upward to the sky : And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears (A music more melodious than the spheres) : For... | |
| Robert Blakey - 1855 - 558 sivua
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the people charm 'd ; For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky : And oft with holy hymns he charm 'd their ears (A music more melodious than the spheres) : For... | |
| 1857 - 904 sivua
...With eloquence innate nis tongue was armed — Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed ; For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. He taught the Gospel, rather than the law, And forc'd himself to drive, but loved to draw. The... | |
| 1857 - 566 sivua
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| John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 sivua
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was armed; Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky: And oft, with holy hymns, he charmed their ears: (A music more melodious than the spheres.) For... | |
| 1857 - 652 sivua
...the subject of his interesting communications is worthy of this consideration is unquestionable. " For letting down the Golden Chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky.* He hurls the weapons of the God of Day, And dissipates the clouds of Earth away. He breaks the... | |
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