 | 1794 - 450 pages
...shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by...happy seats \ but the Genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge.... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads , passing among the trees , lying down...happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them , except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge.... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by...confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human roices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by...Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a sctne. I wished for the wings of au eagle, that I mi^ht fly away to those VOL. ii. JJ happy happy seats... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by th& sides of fountains, or resting upon beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony...happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge.... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...lides or- fountains, or resting on heds of flowers; and could hear a confused harmony of singing hirds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments....for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to thuse happy seats; hut the Genins told me there was no passage to them, except throngh the gates of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by...and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, fulling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...persons dressed in glorious habits, with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying clown by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers...harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, Mid musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 324 pages
...shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by...those happy seats; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of the fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could...happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge.... | |
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... fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle,... 
