 Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new, Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search, was offer'd to his view, He scann'd with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition could supply From Gothic tale, or song, or fable...  Public Characters - Page 5511806Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1789 - 214 pages
...Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search, was offer'd to his view, He scan'd with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition...could supply From Gothic tale, or song, or fable old, Roused him, still keen to listen and to pry. At last, though long by penury control'd, And solitude,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search, was offerM to his view, He scan'd with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition...could supply From Gothic tale, or song, or fable old, Roused him, still keen to listen and to pry. At last, though long by penury control'd, And solitude,... | |
 | 1801 - 618 pages
...earth, sea, or sky, By chance or search, was ofTer'd to his view, He scan'd with curious and rornantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition could supply From Gothic tale, or song, or fable old, Roused him, still keen to listen and to pry. At last though long by penury control'd, And solitude,... | |
 | James Beattie - Wood-engraving - 1802 - 152 pages
...Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search, was offer'd to his view, lie scan'd with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition...could supply From Gothic tale, or song, or fable old, Roused him, still keen to listen and to pry. At last, though long by penury control'd, And solitude,... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...Sublime, or dreadful, inearth, sea or sky, By chance, or search, was offer'd to his viewi He scin'd with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition could supply From G )fhic tale, or song, or fable old, Roused him, still keen to listen and to pry. A; last, though long... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search, was offered to his view, He scanned with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition...could supply, From Gothic tale, or song, or fable old, Roused him, still keen to listen and to pry. At last, though long by penury controuled, And solitude,... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1805 - 190 pages
...Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search,- was offer'd to his view, He scan'd with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition...supply From gothic tale, or song, or fable old, Rous'd him, still keen to listen and to pry. At last, though long by penury control'd, And solitude, her soul... | |
 | James Beattie - Genius - 1805 - 178 pages
...Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search, was offered to his view, He scanned with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition...could supply From Gothic tale, or song, or fable old, Roused him, still keen to listen and to pry. At last, though long by penury controuled, And solitude,... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...new, Suhlime or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky ; By chance, or search, was offer'd to his view, He scann'd with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of...tradition could supply From Gothic tale, or song, or fahle old, Bous'd him, still keen to listen and to pry. At last, tho' long hy penury control'd, And... | |
 | 1806 - 666 pages
...romantic eye. Whatt'er of lore, tradition could supply From Co hie t.iK, or song, or fable old, RousM her still keen, to listen and to pry." Her infancy, though adorned with the usu.il ornaments of female education; a dexterity in managing the needle and the pencil; was devoted,... | |
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