 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 sidor
...his Adion free. "With Eloquence innate his Tongue was arm'd; Tho'harfh the Precept, yet the Preacher 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 Mufick more melodious than the Spheres.)... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 sidor
...> Mild was his accent, and his a&ion free. j With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. For letting down...the fky : And oft with holy hymns, he charm'd their earss (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.) For David left him, when he went to reft, His lyre;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 sidor
...Mild was his accent, and his aftion free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. . . For, letting...ears (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres): For r ' For David left him, when he went to reft, His lyre ; and after him he fung the bcft. .'He' bore... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 sidor
...Mild was his accent, and his aition free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd.; Though harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting...their ears {A mufic more melodious than the fpheres): Tor David left him, when he went to reft, His lyre ; and after him he fung the beft. He bore his great... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 sidor
...: Mild was his accent, and his ailion free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Though harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting...chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the flcy: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ear* (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres): I For... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 sidor
...sftiyn free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' har(h the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the (ky : And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears: (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 sidor
...Mild was his accent, and his aftion free. •* With eloquence innate his 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, he charm'd their ears ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 sidor
...infpired, morp enraptured, more fublime than fhe poet — and that, in his ordinary converfation, — letting down the golden chain from high, - He drew his audience upward to the /ky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his Conjeflures en original Compo/ition, that " blapk yerfe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 sidor
...infpired, more enraptured, more fublime than the poet— and that, in his ordinary converfation, — letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the iky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his ConjeRures n original Cempojition, that " blank verfe is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 sidor
...more infpired, more enraptured, more fublime than fhe poet—and that, in his ordinary converfation, —letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the lky. Notwithftanding Young had faid, in his Conjectures $n original Compofetion, that " blank verfe... | |
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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... 
