 | Hugh Blair - 1763 - 94 pagina’s
...midft of Imiling fcenery and pleafurablc themes. But amidft the rude fcenes of nature, amidft rocks and torrents and whirlwinds and battles, dwells the fublime. It is the thunder and the lightning of genius. It is the offspring of nature, not of art. It is negligent of all the lefler... | |
 | 1765 - 520 pagina’s
...fmiling Icenery and pkafurablc themes. But 8 atnidft amidft the rude fcenes of nature, amidft rocks and torrents and whirlwinds and battles, dwells the fublime. It is the thunder and the lightning of genius. It is the offspring of nature, not of art. It is negligent of all the leffer... | |
 | Thomas Gibbons - 1767 - 540 pagina’s
...timely aid, Infpir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. . " So when an Angel, by divine command, With rifing tempefts {hakes a guilty lar)d (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia paft) . Calm and ferene he drives the furious blaft; -,f... | |
 | 1773 - 466 pagina’s
...midft of fmiling fcenery and pleafurable themes. But amidft the rude fcenes of nature, amidft rocks and torrents and whirlwinds and battles, dwells the fublime. It is the thunder and the lightning of genius. It is the •offspring of nature, not of art. It is negligent of all the letter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 942 pagina’s
...the timeJy aid, Infpir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rifing tempefts /hakes a guilty land, ''jch as of late o'er, pale Britannia paft, '-jlm and ferene he drives the furious blaft; And, pleas'd... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1789 - 644 pagina’s
...fmiling fcenery and pleafurable themes. " But amidft the rude fcehes of nature, amidft rocks, *' and torrents, and whirlwinds, and battles, dwells the...of genius ; " it is the offspring of nature, not of art (227)." The following defcription and fpeech of the fpirit of Loda» is one example of the true... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1800 - 522 pagina’s
...fmiling «' fcenery and pleafurable themes. But amidft " the rude fcenes of nature, amidft rocks,, and " torrents, and whirlwinds, and battles, dwells " the fublime. It is the thunder and lightning <c of genius j it is the offspring of nature, not of **S So when an angel by divine command, With riling... | |
 | Edward Jones - 1802 - 142 pagina’s
...Andltrcngth, and nature made amends for art9." " Amidft the rude fcenes of nature, amidft rocks, and torrents, and whirlwinds, and battles, dwells the...lightning of genius -, it is the offspring of nature, noc of art." '• Among the fam'd remains of ancient time, '*' Soul- moving poetry ihines moft fublime."... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1814 - 534 pagina’s
...firming " fcenery and pleafurable themes. But amidft " the rude fcenes of nature, amidft rocks, and " torrents, and whirlwinds, and battles, dwells " the...not of "* So when an angel by divine command, With riling tempefts fliakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia paft, Calm and ferene he... | |
 | Truman Rickard - 1863 - 152 pagina’s
...scenes of nature, amidst the rocks and torrents, 5 and whirlwinds and battles, dwells the sublime. It is the thunder and lightning of genius. It is the offspring Id of nature, not of art. It is negligent of all the lesser graces, and perfectly consistent with a... | |
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But amidst the rude scenes of nature, amidst rocks and torrents and whirlwinds and battles, dwells the sublime. It is the thunder and lightning of genius. It is the offspring of nature, not of art. It is negligent of all the lesser graces, and perfectly... 
