| Henry Moses - India - 1750 - 314 pages
...world. " But who can paint Like Nature ? can imagination boast Amidst its gay creation, hues like hers ? And lay them on so delicately fine, And lose them in each other, as appears In every bud that blows ? If fancy then, Unequal, fail beneath the pleasing task, Ah ! what shall language... | |
| James Thomson - English poetry - 1802 - 320 pages
...imagination boast, Amid its gay creation, hues like hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill, And lose them in each other, as appears In ev'ry bud that blows ? If fancy then Unequal fails beneath the pleasing task, Ah what shall language do ? ah where find... | |
| James Hervey - Asceticism - 1808 - 504 pages
...too often uudiscersed." $-- Who can paint Like Nature? can imagination hoast, Amid his gay creaiion, hues like these ? And can he mix them with that matchless...fine, And lose them in each other, as appears In ev'ry hud that hlows i— Thorns. tints disposed ! Here they seem to i,K thrown on with an easy dash of security... | |
| James Hervey - Devotional literature - 1809 - 384 pages
...lies seep and too often undiscerned." -Who can paint , -,'ike nature ! Can imagination boast, Amid his gay creation hues like these ! And can he mix them...so delicately fine. And lose them in each other, as appeara In ev'ry bud that blows >. Thorn. Spring. fc; every one of the various tints disposed! Here... | |
| James Hervey - Devotional literature - 1813 - 404 pages
...liberally, both for the animal and ve* Who can paint Like Nature ? Can imagination boast, Amid his gay creation, hues like these ? And can he mix them...delicately fine, And lose them in each other, as appears In every bud that blows ? THOMP. Spriug. getable parts of his creation ; will not, cannot, neglect his... | |
| James Thomson - 1816 - 256 pages
...imagination boast, Amid its gay creatiort, hues like hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill, And lose them in each other, as appears In ev'ry bud that blows ? If fancy then Unequal fails beneath the pleasing task, Ah what shall language do ? ah where find... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - Natural history - 1821 - 448 pages
...Like Nature? can imagination boast, Amidst his gay creation, hues like hers ? And can he mix them wi<h that matchless skill, And lay them on so delicately fine, And lose them in each other, as appears In every bud that blows ? If fancy, then, Unequal fails beneath the pleasing task, Ah! What shall language... | |
| James Thomson - Seasons - 1826 - 438 pages
...imagination boast , Amid its gay creation , hues like her's ? Or can it mix them with that matehless skill, And lose them in each other , as appears In ev'ry bud that blows? If fancy then Unequal fails beneath the pleasing task, Ah what shall language do? ah where find words... | |
| James Thomson - 1826 - 268 pages
...imagination boast, Amid its gay creation, hnos like hers? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill, And lose them in each other, as appears In ev'ry bud that blows? If fancy then Unequal fails beneath the pleasing task, Ah, what shall language do? ah, where finds... | |
| John Sanders (writer on horticulture.) - 1829 - 214 pages
...paintings in the universe can boast." • Who can paint Like nature ? can imagination boast, Amid his gay creation, hues like these ? And can he mix them...in each other, as appears In ev'ry bud that blows ?" " With what a masterly skill is every one of the varying tints disposed! here, they seem to be thrown... | |
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