 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 lehte
...enlightening arts 2 5O ' Of fire, and fword, and rage, and horrid names. O GREECE ! thou fapient Nurfe of FINER ARTS, Which to bright Science blooming Fancy bore, Be this thy praifc, that Thou, and thou alone In Theft haft led the.way, in Theffr excell'd, aS5 Crovfn'd with... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 lehte
...th' enlightening arts Of fire, and fword,and rage, and horrid names. 25i O Greece! thou fapientnurfe of finer Arts! Which to bright Science blooming Fancy bore, Be this thy praife, that thou, and thou alone, In thefe haft led the way, in thefeexcell'd, 255 Crown'd with the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 lehte
...fprung the enlightening arts Of 6r;, and fword, and ragf, and horrid names. 0 Greece! thou fapient nurfe of finer Arts! Which to bright Science blooming Fancy bore, Be this thy praife, that thru, and thou a one. In thefe haft led the way, in thefc exceli'd, 455 Crown'd with the... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 lehte
...priestly darkness sprung the enlightening arts Of fire, and sword, and rage, and horrid names. 251 O Greece ! thou sapient nurse of finer arts ! Which...of assenting Time. In thy full language, speaking mightier things, Like a clear torrent close, or else diffus'd A broad majestic stream, and rolling... | |
 | 1806 - 408 lehte
...Attracted strong, in heighten'd lustre met. Liberty is speaking. ANCIENT GREECE. (THOMSON.) O GREECE ! them sapient nurse of Finer Arts ! Which to bright science...alone, In these hast led the way, in these excell'd, Crown'd with the laurel of assenting Time. In thy full language, speaking mighty things ; Like a clear... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 lehte
...From priestly darkness sprung the' enlightening art* Of tire, and sword, and rage, and horrid names. O Greece! thou sapient nurse of finer arts! Which...alone, In these hast led the way, in these excell'd, Crown'd with the laurel of assenting Time. In thy full language, speaking mighty things;, Like a clear... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 lehte
...priestly darkness sprung th' enlightening arts Of fire, and sword, and rage, and horrid names. . " O, Greece! thou sapient nurse of finer arts ! Which to bright science blooming fancy bore. Re tbis thy praise, that thou, and thou alone, In these hast led the way, in these excel I'd, Crown'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 lehte
...Prom priestly darkness sprung th' enlightening art] Of fire, and sword, and rage, and horrid names. " O, Greece ! thou sapient nurse of finer arts ! Which to bright science blooming faacy bore, Be this thy praise, that thou, and thou alone. In these halt led the way, in these exucll'd,... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 lehte
...Thomson has joined the subject and simile in a passage strongly resembling this (Liberty, ii. v. 257) : " In thy full language speaking mighty things, Like...close, or else diffus'd A broad majestic stream, and rolling on Thro' all the winding harmony of sound." And see Quinctilian, Inst. xii. 10. 6l. "At ille... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 lehte
...From priestly darkness sprung the'enlightening arts Of fire, and sword, and rage, and horrid names. ' O Greece ! thou sapient nurse of finer arts ! Which...alone, In these hast led the way, in these excell'd, Crown'd with the laurel of assenting Time. ' In thy full language, speaking mighty things, Like a clear... | |
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Greece ! thou sapient nurse of finer arts ! Which to bright science blooming fancy bore ; Be this thy praise, that thou, and thou alone, In these hast led the way, in these excell'd, Crown'd with the laurel of assenting Time. ' In thy full language, speaking... 
