 Thy banks ? — alas, is this the boafted fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where fick'ning Nature wears a fainter green, And Defolation fpreads her torpid reign ? Is this the fcene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd....  London Magazine Enlarged and Improved - Page 921757Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Collection - 1758 - 354 pages
...From Mantua's reedy lakes with ofiers erown'd, Taught Echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks ? — alas, is this the boafted fcene, This...copious horn where Plenty wreath'd. And health at opening day Bade all her rofeate breezes fly, To wake the fons of Induftry, And make their fields more... | |
 | 1757 - 742 pages
...he who led th' Aoman quire From Mantua's reedy lakes with ofiers crown'd, [to refound. Taught ech« from thy banks with tranfport Thy banks ? — alas,...uncultivated plain, Where fick'ning nature wears a fainter gre*nf And defblatinn fpreadt her torpid reign ? Is this the fcenc where freedom breath'd, Her copious... | |
 | 1764 - 202 pages
...the drains of her former poets, —and fuddenly breaks out, Thy banks ?—Alas! is this the boafled fcene, This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where...copious horn where plenty wreath'd, And health at opening day Bade all her rofeate breezes fly To wake the fons of induftry, And make their fields more... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 pages
...From Mantua's reedy lakes with ofiers crown'd, Taught Echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks ? — alas ! is this the boafted fcene,...copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, And Health at opening day Bade all her rofeate breezes fly, To wake the fons of Induftry, And make their fields more... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...From Mantua's reedy lakes with ofiers erown*d, Taught Echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks ? — alas ! is this the boafted fcene,...uncultivated plain, Where fick'ning Nature wears a fainter grwn^ And Defolation fpreads her torpid reign ? Is this the fcene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1782 - 438 pages
...quire Mantua's reedy lakes with ofiers crown'd, Taught Echo from thy banks with tranlport to relbuml. Thy banks ?-~alas! is this the boafted fcene, This...fcene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious horn where Plerity wreath'd, And Health at opening day Bade all her rofeate breezes fly, To wake the fons of Indufhy,... | |
 | 1782 - 518 pages
...From Mantua's reedy lakes with oilers crown'd, Taught echo from thy banks with tranfport to reibund. Thy banks ! — Alas, is this the boafted fcene !...her torpid reign? Is this the fcene where Freedom brcath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, And Health at opening day Bade all her roieate breezes... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 pages
...From Mantua's reedy lakes with ofiers crown 'd, Taught echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks ? — alas, is this the boafted fcene, This...fainter green, And defolation fpreads her torpid reign I Is this the fcene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, And health at opening... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 546 pages
...banks with transport to resound. Thy banks P—alas I is this the boasted scene, Is this the scene where Freedom breath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, And Health at opening day Bade all her roseate breezes fly, To wake the sons of Industry, And make their fields more... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...Taught echo from thy banks with tranfport to refound. Thy banks .'—alas, is this the boafted fcene, 15 This dreary, wide, uncultivated plain, Where fick'ning...breath'd, Her copious horn where Plenty wreath'd, 20 And health at opening day Bade all her rofeate breezes fly, To wake the fons of induftry, And make... | |
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