 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 strani
..."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.) For "David... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 strani
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arra'd ; Tho harm the precept, yet the people charm'd, For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears : (A mu(ic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 strani
...free. j With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Tho' harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky : And oft with holy hymns, he charm'd their earss (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres.) For... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 strani
...With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harm the precept, yet the people charm'd. . . For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears (A mufic more melodious than the fpheres): For r... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 strani
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 strani
...fuch as thefe. By the fame Lady I am enabled to fay, in her own words, that Young's unbounded genius appeared to greater advantage in the companion, than even in the author — that the chriftian was in him a character ftfll more infpired, more enraptured, more fublime than the poet—... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 strani
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 strani
...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... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 strani
...With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Though harfh. the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the fky: And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears For David left him, when he went to reft, His lyre;... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 strani
...fuch as thefe. By the fame Lady I am enabled to fay, irt her own words, that Young's unbounded genius appeared to greater advantage in the companion, than even in the author; that the Chriftian was in him a character ftill more infpircd, more enraptured, more fublime than the poet;... | |
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For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky... 
