Or bright infers not excellence : the earth Though, in comparison of heaven, so small, Nor glistering, may of solid good contain More plenty than the sun that barren shines... The Course of Creation - Sida 315efter John Anderson - 1851 - 374 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| 1776 - 478 sidor
...Heav'n such journeys run, Earth sitting still, when she alone receives The benefit : consider first, that great « Or bright infers not excellence : the earth, Though in comparison of Heav'n, so small, Nor glist'ring, may of solid good contain More plenty than the Sun that barren shines,... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 282 sidor
...bright infers not excellence : the earth Though, in comparison of Heav'n, so small, Nor glist'ring, may of solid good contain More plenty than the sun...that barren shines, Whose virtue on itself works no etfeft, But in th« fruitful earth ; there first receiv'd His beams unailive else, their vigour find.... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 sidor
...bright infers not excellence : the earth, Though, in comparison of Heav'n, so small, Nor glist'ring, may of solid good contain More plenty than the sun...barren shines, Whose virtue on itself works no effect, 95 But in the fruitful earth ; there first receiv'd His beams, unactive else, their vigour find. Yet... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 sidor
...Heav'n such journies run, Jlarth sitting still, when she alone receives T he benefit : consider first, that great Or bright infers not excellence : the earth Though, in comparison of Heav'n, so small, Nor glist'ring, may of solid good contain More plenty than the sun that barren shines,... | |
| George Horne - 1808 - 320 sidor
...others. This truth may be finely illustrated by a passage in Milton. PL viii. 90 & seq. Consider first, that great Or bright infers not excellence : the earth. Though, in comparison of heav'n, so small, Nor glist'ring, may of solid good contain More plenty than the sun that barrt-n shines;... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 484 sidor
...Heaven move or Earth, « Earth sitting still, when she alone receives The benefit: Consider first, that great Or bright infers not excellence: the Earth...barren shines; Whose virtue on itself works no effect, Imports not, if thou reckon right; the rest From Man or Angel the great Architect Did wisely to conceal,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 sidor
...sitting still, when she alone receives [run, The benefit : consider first, that groat Or bright infer-i not excellence : the Earth Though, in comparison of...shines ; Whose virtue on itself works no effect, But in the. fruitful Earth ; there first receiv'd, His b?ams, unactive else, their vigour find. Yet not... | |
| 1810 - 482 sidor
...Heav'n tuch journk-s i:.ni!i sitting still when she alone receive* j| The benefit : consider first, that great || Or bright infers not excellence : the earth > Though, in comparison of Heav'n, so small, •Nor glist'riug, may of solid gold contain More plenty than the sun that barren... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 342 sidor
...bright infers not excellence : the earth, Though, in comparison of Heav'n, so small, Nor glist'ring, may of solid good contain More plenty than the sun...barren shines, "Whose virtue on itself works no effect, 95 But in the fruitful earth ; there first receiv'd, His beams, unactive else, their vigour find. Yet... | |
| John Milton - 1817 - 214 sidor
...Heaven such journeys run Earth sitting still, when she alone receives The benefit : Consider first, that great Or bright infers not excellence : the Earth,...shines; Whose virtue on itself works no effect, But in the fruitful Earth ; there first receiv'd, His beams, unactive else, their vigour find. Yet not... | |
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