At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield... The Sentimental and Masonic Magazine - Page 4561793Full view - About this book
 | Nathan Bailey - English language - 1756 - 730 pages
...wit or art Could work, he put in proof. НаЬЬп-d, Cecilia came, Inventrefs of the rocal frame, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to folemn founds, With nature's ; mother wit, and arts unknown before. Drydtn. To MOTHER, to gather concretion. MOTHIRHOOD, the office... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 290 pages
...lall divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs of the vocal frame ; The fweet enthufiaft, from her facred ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length...With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before, bet old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He rais'da mortal to the fkies ; She... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 386 pages
...laft, divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs nf the vocal frame ; Tbefiveet enthufiaft, from her facred ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length...folemn founds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknuiun before* Let old Timotheus yield tht prisze, Or both divide the crowx ; He rais'da mortal to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1767 - 294 pages
...facred ftore, Eularg'd the former narrow bounds, Aiid added length to ftkmn founds, With iiature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize ; Or both div: je the cro.vn ; He rais'da mortal to the ikies ; She drew an angel down. GRAND CHORUS. At laft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 346 pages
...laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs of the vocal frame ; The fweet enthufiaft, from her facred ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length...With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. AI R. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He rais'da mortal to the ikies,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1779 - 672 pages
...fore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to folemn founds, Wath nature'! mother-l:nt, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the croavn; He rais'da mortal to the Jties ; She drew an angel down. XIII. THE SECULAR MASQJJE. Enter JANUs.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 326 pages
...loft, divine Cecilia came, Itrventrefs of the vocal frame ; The fweet enthuf:ajt, from her focredjlore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to folemn founds, With nature' 's mother-tait, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide... | |
 | English periodicals - 1781 - 510 pages
...ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to folemn founds, ?yith Nature's mother wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; JJe rais'da mortal to the fkies, She drew an angel down. AND PHILEMON. I WRITTEN ABOUT TKI YEAR MDgCVIII.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs of the vocal frame ; The fweet enthufiaft from her facred ftore, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to folemn founds, With nature's mother wit, and arts unknown before^ Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ;... | |
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