 Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done, neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved earth more lovely. Her world is brazen, the poets...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 3861876Full view - About this book
 | Philip Sidney - 1724 - 270 pages
...done; neither with fb pleafant rivers, fruitful trees, fweet-linelling flowers, nor whatfoever elfe may make the too much loved earth more lovely ; Her...world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden. But let thofe things alone, and go to Man, lor whom, as the other things are, fo it feetneth in him... | |
 | Sir Philip Sidney - Poetry - 1787 - 158 pages
...pleafant rivers, fruitful trees, fweet-fmelling flowers, nor whatfoever elfe may make the too much-loved earth more lovely ; Her world is . , brazen, the poets only deliver a golden. i . But let tkoie things alone, and go to Man ; for whom, as the other things are, fo it feemeth in... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 378 pages
...pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely : her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden." — " Neither let it be deemed too saucy a comparison, to balance the highest point of man's wit with... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely : her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden." — " Neither let it be deemed too saucy a comparison, to balance the highest point of man's wit with... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...inclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry...world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden. But let those things alone, and go to Man, for whom, as the other things are, so it seemeth in him... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved earth more lovely : her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden." — " Neither let it be deemed too saucy a comparison, to balance the highest point of man's wit with... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...tapestry as diverse poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much...her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden Neither let it be deemed too saucy a comparison, to balance the highest point of man's wit with the... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...tapestry as diverse poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much...world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden. Neither let it be deemed too saucy a comparison, to balance the highest point of man's wit with the... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Great Britain - 1830 - 552 pages
...have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers; nor whatsoever els may make the too much loved earth, more lovely. Her...world is brazen. The poets only deliver a golden.' Defence of Poesie, p. 543. BOOK But in addition to the feeling and the fancy, the ^ intellect possesses... | |
 | English literature - 1831 - 368 pages
...pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-muchloved earth more lovely ; her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden. But let those things alone, and go to man ; for whom as the other things are, so it seemeth in him... | |
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