 And, like th' old Hebrews, many years did stray, In deserts but of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last : The barren wilderness he past ; Did on the very border stand Of the blest promis'd land ; And from the mountain's top of his exalted...  The Quarterly Review - Pagina 228geredigeerd door - 1925Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pagina’s
...Mofes, led us forth at kilt, The barren wildernefs he paft, Did on the very border (land Of the bleft promis'd land, And from the mountain's top of his exalted wit, Saw it himfelf, and ihew'd us it. But life did never to one man allow Time to difcover worlds, and conquer... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pagina’s
...Mofes, led us forth at laft : The barren wildernefs he paft; Did on the very border ftand Of the bleft promis'd land; And from the mountain's top of his exalted wit, Saw it himfelf, and fhew'd us it. But life did never to one man allow Time to difcover worlds and conquer... | |
 | John Moore - 1803 - 312 pagina’s
...he supThe same allusion was long since made by Cowley— Bacon, like Muses, led us forth at !;i i. The barren wilderness he past, Did on the very border stand Of the best promised land, And from the mountain lop of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shewed us it.... | |
 | John Moore - 1803 - 322 pagina’s
...The same allusion was long since made by Cowley — Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last, '1 lu' barren wilderness he past, Did on the very border stand Of the best promised land, And from the mountain top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shewed us it.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pagina’s
...like th' old Hebrews, many years did stray, In deserts but of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last : The barren wilderness he past ;...his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shew'd us it. But life did never to one man allow Time to discover worlds and conquer too ; Nor can so short a line... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pagina’s
...like th' old Hebrews, many years did stray, In deserts but of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last : The barren wilderness he past ;...his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shew'd us it. But life did never to one man allow Time to discover worlds and conquer too ; Nor can so short a line... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 590 pagina’s
...philosophy, to the distant view of the promised land, which Moses enjoyed from the top of Mount Pisgah: " Did on the very border stand " Of the blest promis'd land; " And from the mountain-top of his exalted wit, " Saw it himself, and shew'd us it." Synthetical Methods, shew, in... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1816 - 644 pagina’s
...philosophy, to the distant view of the promised land, which Moses enjoyed from the top of Mount Pisgah : " Did on the very border stand " Of the blest promis'd land ; " And from the mountain-top of his exalted wit, " Saw it himself, and shew'd us it." The metaphorical phrases of scala... | |
 | John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 450 pagina’s
...allusion, though probably Voltaire did not know it, was long •ince made by Cowley Bacon like Moses led us forth at last, The barren wilderness he past, Did on the very border stand Of the blest promised land, And from the mountain top of his exali«d wit Saw it himself, and shew'd ui it. You... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 pagina’s
...forth at last : The barren wilderness he pass'd ; Did on the very border stand Of the bless'd promised land ; And from the mountain's top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and show'd us it. But life did never to one man allow Time to discover worlds and conquer too ; Nor can... | |
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