 Where on the ^Egean shore a city stands Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable, in her sweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades ; See...  Pencillings by the Way - Page 191by Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1842 - 464 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Meadowcourt - 1748 - 56 pages
...behold "Where on th' Mgean Shore a City ftands . .... Built nobly, pure the Air, and light the Soil, Athens the Eye of Greece, Mother of Arts And Eloquence, native to famous Wits Or hofpitable, in her fweet Recefs City or Suburban, ftudious Walks and Shades j See there the Olive-Grove... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 356 pages
...learning. M 3 239. -fnre i66 PARADISE REGAINS. Bookiv. Built nobly, pure the air, and light the foil, Athens the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hofpitable, in her fweet recefs, City' or fuburban, ftudious walks and fliadesj 240 See 239. ' pure... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 360 pages
...place, as it was the great feat of learning. . . J i66 Built nobly, pure the air, and light the foil, Athens the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hofpitable, in her fweet recefs. City' or fuburban, ftudious walks and fhades ; 240 See 239. —pure... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...stands Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil, Athens the eye of Greece, mother of arts z40 And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable,...her sweet recess. City' or suburban, studious walks and shades ; See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird z45 Trills... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...behold Where on the JEgezn Shore a city (lands Built nobly, pure the air, and light the foil, •Adieu, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hofpitable. in her fwcet recefs. City orfuburban, ftudisus walks and fhades; S« 'here the olive grove... | |
 | William Tasker - Classical literature - 1798 - 264 pages
...Behold " Where on th' JEgezn (hore a city ftands, " Built nobly. pure the air, and light the foil, Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence ; native to famous wits Or hofpitable, in her fweet recefs City or (uburbs, ftudious walks and (hades." You, I know, are much... | |
 | 1803 - 200 pages
...Paternofter Row, London. MILTON's PARADISE REGAINED. Built nobly, pure the Air, and light the Soil, ATHENS ! The eye of Greece, Mother of Arts And Eloquence, native to famous Wits, And hofpitable ; in her fweet Recefs, City, or Suburban, ftudious Walks and Shades ! Book iv. V. 239.... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...stands Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil, Athens the eye of Greece, mother of arts 240 And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable,...her sweet recess. City' or suburban, studious walks and shades ; See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills... | |
 | 1858 - 860 pages
...it was, as our own great epic poet has described it, "Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil, Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits, Or hospitable : in her iweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades." fie absence of any commercial or political... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...southwest, behold; Where on the JEgean shore a city stands, Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil; Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence,...her sweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades. See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attick bird Trills... | |
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