 Of my free soul, aspiring to the height Of Nature and unclouded fields of light; My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life: A country cottage near a crystal flood, A winding valley, and a lofty wood.  The Saturday Magazine - Page 741841Full view - About this book
 | Virgil - Didactic poetry, Latin - 1721 - 412 pages
...and Strife, To lead a foft, fecure, inglorious Life. A Country Cotttage near a Cryftal Flood, £00 A winding Valley, and a lofty Wood. Some God conduct me to the facred Shades, Where Bacchanals are lung by Spartan Maids. Or lift me high to Hemtu hilly Crown ; Or... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...void of care and ftrife, To lead a foft, fecure, inglorious life. A country cottage near a cryftal flood, A winding valley, and a lofty wood. Some god conduct me to the facred (hades. Where bacchanals are fung by Spartan maids, Or lift me high to Hemus' hilly crown ;... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...void of care and ftrile, To lead a foft, fecure, inglorious life. A country cottage near a cryftal flood, A winding valley, and a lofty wood. Some god conduct me to the' facred fliades, Where bacchanals are fung by Spartan maids, Or lift me high to Hemus' hilly crown ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...of care and ftrife, To lead a foft, fecure, inglorious life. A country cottage near a cryftal fiood, A winding valley, and a lofty wood. Some God conduct me to the facred (hades, Where bacchanals are fung bv Spartan maids, Or lift me high to Hemus' hilly crown ;... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...APRIL 6, 1713. Rura mibi et rigui flaceaat in Flumiaa amtm ylvaiyuc inghriiu — VIRG. Georg. ii. 485. My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead...crystal flood, . A winding valley, and a lofty wood. DKYDLX PASTORAL poetry, not only amuses the fancy the most delightfully, but is likewise more indebted... | |
 | Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 364 pages
...the flight 685 Of my free soul, aspiring to the height Of nature, and unclouded fields of light — My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead...inglorious life — A country cottage near a crystal flood, 690 A winding valley, and a lofty wood. Some god condiJct me to the sacred shades, Where Bacchanals... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 440 pages
...MONDAY, APRIL 6. Rura mihi et rigui placeant in vallibus amnes, Flumina amem sylvasque inglorius... Vir. •My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure inglorious life ; A country cottage'near a crystal flood, A windmg valley, and a lofty wood. DRYDEX. PASTORAL Poetry not only amuses... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 310 pages
...decrees ' at bawling Of my free soul, aspiring to the height Of nature> and unclouded fields of light— My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead...inglorious life— A country cottage near a crystal flood, G90 A winding valley, and a lofty wood. Some god conduct me to the sacred shades, Where Bacchanals... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 378 pages
...Of my free soul, aspiring to the height .. f Of nature, and unclonded fields of light ; ) My nex» desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life ; A country cottnife near a crystal flood, 690 A winding valley, and a lofty wood. Some i$od conduct me to the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 504 pages
...the flight "^ Of my free soul, aspiring to the height Of nature, and unclouded fields of light — j My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead...Bacchanals are sung by Spartan maids, Or lift me high to Haemus' hilly crown, Or in the plains of Tempe lay me down, Or lead me to some solitary place, And... | |
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