 His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and, wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave. Fountains, and ye that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise.  Select British Classics - Page 2101803Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 454 pages
...; And giv'n his rolling eyes a sparkling grace, And breath'da youthful vigour on his face. DRYDIW. or that Milton did not intend to exemplify the harmony...Melodious murmurs ! warbling tune his praise. That Mflton understood the force of sounds well adjusted, and knew the compass and variety of the ancient... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 468 pages
.... And giv'n his rolling eyes a sparkling grace, And breath'da youthful vigour on his face. DRYDKN. or that Milton did not intend to exemplify the harmony which he mentions : Fountains ! and ye that vrarble as ye Melodious murmurs ! warbling tune his praise. That Milton understood the force of sounds... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1824 - 396 pages
...blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and wave your tops, ye pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave. Fountains, and ye that warble as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise. Join voices all, ye living souls ; ye birds, That singing up to heaven's gate ascend, Bear on your... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...blotv Breathe soft or loud ! and wave your tops ye pines ! With ev'ry plant in sign of worship wave. Fountains ! and ye that warble as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise. Join voices, all ye living souls. Ye birds, That singing, up to heaven's gate ascend, Hear on your... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...in a consonant. It is difficult; to find a happier instance than these two lines from Milton : — " Fountains ! and ye that warble as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise." In this instance, the words warble and tune end in vowels, but they are silent, the terminating sound... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and wave your tope, ye pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave. s, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures tell, Tell if ye saw, h Join voices, all ye living souls: ye birds, That, singing, up to Heaven gate ascend. Bear on your wings,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 526 pages
.... And giv'n his rolling eyes a sparkling grace, And breath 'da youthful vigour on his face. DRVDEN. Or that Milton did not intend to exemplify the harmony...cannot be doubted ; since he was both a musician and a critick ; but he seems to have considered these conformities of cadence, as either not often attainable... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...; And giv'n his rolling eyes a sparkling grace, And breath'da youthful vigour on his face. URYDEN. Or that Milton did not intend to exemplify the harmony...praise. That Milton understood the force of sounds well-adjusted, and knew the compass and variety of the ancient measures, cannot be doubted ; since... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...; And giv'n his rolling eyes a sparkling grace, And breath'da youthful vigour on his face. DRYDEN. Or that Milton did not intend to exemplify the harmony...praise. That Milton understood the force of sounds well-adjusted, and knew the compass and variety of the ancient measures, cannot be doubted ; since... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 538 pages
...shine ; And giv'n his rollmg eyes a sparkling grace, And breath'da youthful vigour on his face. DnyoB>. Or that Milton did not intend to exemplify the harmony...praise. That Milton understood the force of sounds well-adjusted, and knew the compass and variety of the ancient measures, cannot be doubted ; since... | |
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