 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 264 pages
...Saint ! to thee alone are given -The two moftfecred names of earth and heaven; The hard and rareft union, which can be, Next that of Godhead with humanity, Long did the Mufes banifh'd flaves abide, And built vain pyramids to mortal pride ; [f] — new worlds] This alludes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 378 pages
...Saint ! to thee alone are given The two moft facred names of Earth and Heaven ; The hard and rareft union which can be, Next that of godhead with humanity. Long did the Mufes' banifh'd flaves abide, And built vain pyramids to mortal pride ; Like Mofes thou (though fpells... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...Saint ! to thee alone are given JL The two moft facred names of Earth and Heaven ; The hard and rareft union which can be, Next that of Godhead with humanity. Long did the Mufes' banifh'd flaves abide, And built vain pyramids to mortal pride ; Like Mofes thou (though fpells... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...and^ajnt ! to thee alone aregiv'n The two mult facred names of earth and h<.»v'a, The hard and rareft union which can be, Next that of Godhead with humanity. Long did the Mufes banifli'd flavcs abide, And built vain pyramids to mortal pride 4, LikeMofes thou, (tho1 fpells... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 452 pages
...a poetical brother, in all points perhaps, and assuredly in genius, by many degrees, thy inferior. Long did the Muses banish'd slaves abide, And built vain pyramids to mortal pride : Like Moses, thou (thov spells and charms withstand) Hast brought them nobly home, back to their holy land. Poet and... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...Yet thither it infallibly does guide, And from afar 't is all descry'd. ON THE DEATH OF MR. CRASHAW. POET and Saint ! to thee alone are given The two most...Like Moses thou (though spells and charms withstand) Hast brought them nobly home back to their holy land. Ah wretched we, poets of earth ! but thou Wert... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 486 pages
...to a poetical brother, in all points perhaps, and assuredly in genius, by many degrees thy inferior. Long did the Muses banish'd slaves abide, And built vain pyramids to mortal pride : Like Moses, thou (tho' spells and charms withstand) Hast brought them nobly home, back to their holy land. Poet and... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...Yet thither it infallibly does guide, And from afar 't is all descry'd. ON THE DEATH OF MR. CRASHAW. POET and Saint ! to thee alone are given The two most...Like Moses thou (though spells and charms withstand) Hast brought them nobly home back to their holy land. Ah wretched we, poets of earth ! but thou Wert... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...guide, And from afar 'tis all descry' d. ON TI18 DEATH OF MR. CRASHAJf. POF.T and saint ! to thee alonq are given The two most sacred names of Earth and Heaven...Like Moses thou (though spells and charms withstand) Hast brought them nobly home back to their holy land. Ah wretched we, poets of Earth ! but thou Wert... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1812 - 446 pages
...poetical brother, in all points perhaps, and assuredly in genius, by many degrees thy inferior. 250 Long did the Muses banish'd slaves abide, And built vain pyramids to mortal pride : Like Moses, thou (tho' spells and charms withstand) Hast brought them nobly home, back to their holy land. Poet and... | |
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Moses thou (though spells and charms withstand) Hast brought them nobly home back to their Holy Land. Ah wretched we, poets of earth ! but thou Wert living the same poet which thou'rt now. 
