 That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. Had Echo, with so sweet a grace, Narcissus' loud complaints returned, Not for reflection of his face, But of his...  Poétique anglaise - Page 139by Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...above, Is that they fing, and that they love. W*M. Chlte \ your felf you fo excel, While you vouchfafc to breathe my Thought ; That, like a Spirit, with this Spell Of my own teaching, I am caught. ~''it Eagles Fate and mine are one, ', on the Shaft that made him die, da Feather of his own, i which... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 pages
...a Song of bis Compofing. t 'V I. (~*Hliru, your felf you fo excel, ^** When you veuchfafe to brwth my Thought, That like a Spirit with this Spell Of my own Teaching I am caught. The Eagle's Fate and mine are one, Which on the Shaft that made him die Eipy'da Feather of his own,... | |
 | Edmund Waller - English poetry - 1744 - 496 pages
...yourfelf you fo excel, When you vouchfafe to breathe my thought, That, like a fpirit, with this fpell Of my own teaching I am caught. That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the fhaft that made him die, Efpy'da feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to foar fo high. Had ECHO, with... | |
 | Edmund Waller, Percival Stockdale - 1772 - 330 pages
...yourfelf you fo excel, When you vouchfafe to breathe my thought, That, like a f'pirit with this fpell Of my own teaching I am caught. That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the fhaft that made him die, Efpy'da feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to foar fo high. Had ECHO, with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 276 pages
...yourfelf you fo excel, ^^ When you vouchfafe to breathe my thought, That, like a fpirit, with this fpell Of my own teaching, I am caught. That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the fhaft that made him die, Efpy'da feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to foar fo high. Had Echo with... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...objected that he was superficial. Dr. Johnson defended him warmly'. He said, ' Pennant has greater variety 'That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which on the...feather of his own. Wherewith he wont to soar so high.' Epistle to a Lady. Anderson's Poets, v. 480. ' See ante, iii. 308, Of 252 Pennant s TOUR IN SCOTLAND.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 428 pages
...yourfelf you fo excell, When you vouchfafe to breathe my thought, That like a fpirit with this fpell Of my own teaching I am caught. That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which on the fhaft that made him die, Efpy'da feather of his own Wherewith he wont to foar fo high. Had Echo with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...dashes. Brtv*. Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms, Had not spells hell, Yourself you so excel, When you vouchsafe to breathe my thought, That, like a spirit, with this still Of my own teaching I am caught. Walltr. Mild Luciiu Then reach'd her midwife hands to speed the... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...whom they were addressed, on her singing a song of his composing : Cbloris, yourself you so excell, When you vouchsafe to breathe my thought, That like...with this spell. Of my own teaching I am caught. That * Speaking of his imitations, POPE said to Mr. Spenee,*-" I had once a design of giving a taste of... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...were addressed, on her singing a song of his composing : Chloris, yourself you so excell, When yon vouchsafe to breathe my thought, That like a spirit with this spell, Of my own teaching I am canght. That * Speaking, of his imitations, POPE said to Mr. Spenee, " I had once a design of giving... | |
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