 And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant Muse, though artless, was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care; For this of time and culture is the fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare : As in some future verse I purpose...  Public Characters - Página 4721804Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 páginas
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languished to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute...this of time and culture is the fruit ; And Edwin gained at last this fruit so rare : As in some future verse I purpose to declare. Meanwhile, whate'er... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - 1805 - 190 páginas
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his advent'rous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute...rare : As in some future verse I purpose to declare. 58 Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new,. Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1805 - 178 páginas
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languished to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute...For this of time and culture is the fruit; And Edwin gained, at last, this fruit so rare-: As in some future verse I purpose to declare. LVIII. Meanwhile,... | |
 | 1806 - 184 páginas
...rang to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his hreast the plaintive flute. His infant muse, tho' artless was not mute: Of elegance as yet he took no...rare : As in some future verse i purpose to declare. Meanwhile, whate'er of heautiful, or new, Suhlime or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky ; By chance, or... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 408 páginas
...rang to his adventurous band, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. Hit infant muse, tho' artless, was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took...rare : As in some future verse I purpose to declare. * The first fire lines charming. Might not the mind of jour conqueror be chocked and softened in the... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 414 páginas
...to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive llulc. I ! is infant muse, tho' artless, .was not mute : Of elegance as yet he took no care ; For this of time and culture is the frait; And Edwin gain'd ut. bst this fruit so rare : As in some future verse I purpose to declare.... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 308 páginas
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his advent'rous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant Muse, though artless, was not mute...rare: As in some future verse I purpose to declare. Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new, Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or... | |
 | 1814 - 310 páginas
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his adventurous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute; 'His infant Muse, though artless, was not mute...fruit ; And Edwin gain'd at last this fruit so rare y* As in. some future verse I purpose to declare. LVIII. •Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new,... | |
 | John George Phillimore - 1815 - 284 páginas
...first pursuit. The wild harp rang to his advent'rous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute : Of elegance, as yet he took uo care ; For this of time and culture is the frnit ; And Edwin gaiu'd at last this fruit so rare ;... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1816 - 372 páginas
...first pursuit. The wild harp wrang to his advent'rous hand, And languish'd to his breath the plaintive flute. His infant muse, though artless, was not mute:...rare; As in some future verse I purpose to declare." It will be seen from the last stanza that Beattie intended to continue this poem, and he did in fact... | |
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