 Nor words nor fingers can thy voice express; But though we cannot thee to aught compare, A thousand things to thee may likened be, And though thou art with nobody nowhere, Yet half mankind devote themselves to thee. How many books thy history contain...  Poetic amusement - Page 8by Thomas Beck - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1815 - 392 lehte
...whene'er it braves Apollo's fiercest ray! MD SONNET TO NOT.HING. [From the Morning Chronicle, March 4.] MYSTERIOUS Nothing! how shall I define Thy shapeless, baseless, placeless emptiness Nor forms nor colour, sound nor size, are thine; To thee a thousand things may liken'd be ; And though... | |
 | 1834 - 536 lehte
...themselves, by the practice and experience of them. Take my advice, then, and labour to acquire them. NOTHING. MYSTERIOUS Nothing ! How shall I define Thy...form, nor colour, sound nor size are thine, Nor words, noj- figures, can thy void express. But though we cannot thee to ought compare, To thee a thousand... | |
 | 1847 - 608 lehte
...singular, from the fact, that all other writers have chosen something for the exercise of their pen : " Mysterious Nothing ! how shall I define Thy shapeless, baseless, placeless emptiness ; Nor form, nor color, sound, nor size are thine, Nor words, nor fingers, can thy voice exprese ; But though we cannot... | |
 | 1847 - 606 lehte
...singular, from the fact, that all other ' writers have chosen something for the exercise of their pen : " Mysterious Nothing ! how shall I define Thy shapeless, baseless, placeless emptiness ; Nor form, nor color, sound, nor size are thine, Nor words, nor fingers, can thy voice exprese ; But i hough we cannot... | |
 | 1891 - 556 lehte
...nothing said, The world was made of nothing then ; 'Tis made by nothing nowtigain. Crashaw. MYSTERY OP. Mysterious nothing ! how shall I define Thy shapeless, baseless, placeless emptiness? Nor form, nor color, sound, nor size, are thine, Nor words, nor fingers, can thy voice express. Bat though we cannot... | |
 | 1896 - 820 lehte
...sonnet, whose authorship has been attributed to Professor Porson, but we know not upon what authority : " Mysterious Nothing ! how shall I define, Thy shapeless,...placeless emptiness? Nor form, nor colour, sound, nor size is thine, — Nor words, nor fingers can thy voice express ; But though we cannot thee to aught compare,... | |
 | 1920 - 996 lehte
...my native shore; 'Tis Greece, but living Greece no more — Whatever is, is right! Laman Blanchard. NOTHING MYSTERIOUS Nothing! how shall I define Thy...placeless emptiness? Nor form, nor colour, sound, nor size is thine, Nor words nor fingers can thy voice express; But though we cannot thee to aught compare,... | |
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