 He sung the secret seeds of Nature's frame; How seas, and earth, and air, and active flame, Fell through the mighty void, and, in their fall, Were blindly gather'd in this goodly ball. The tender soil then, stiff'ning by degrees, Shut from the bounded...  The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's Virgil - Page 51by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...fung the fecret Seeds of" Nature's Frame, How Seas, and Earth, and Air, and active Flame Fell thro' the mighty Void, and in their Fall Were blindly gather'd in this goodly Ball. The tender Soil, then ftifFning by degrees, Shut from the bounded Earth the bounding Seas: \ Then Earth and Ocean... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 456 pages
...fung the fecret Seeds of Nature's Frame: How Seas, and Earth, and Air, and active Flame Fell thro' the mighty Void ; and in their Fall Were blindly gather'd in this goodly Ball ! he The tender Soil, then ftiff ning by Degrees, Shut from the bounded Earth the bounding Seas : Then... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 576 pages
...concreverit orbis. He fung the fecret Seeds of Nature's Frame ^ How Seas, and Earth, and Airland aSive Flamet Fell through the mighty Void, and in their Fall 'Were blindly gather'd in this goodly Ball Dryden. JHE 158 BAC 0 N's Effays continud. THE third Generation of Pan is fuch, that the Grecians feem... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...regard. He fung the fecret feeds of Nature's frame; How feas, and earth, and air, and aftive flame, jo Fell through the mighty void, and in their fall W'ere...feas. Then earth and ocean various forms difclofe; yj And a new fun to the new world arofe. And mifts condens'd to clouds obfcure the fky; And clouds... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...regard. He fung the fecrct feeds of Nature's frame ; How feas, and earth, and air, and a£live flame, Fell through the mighty void, and in their fall Were...world arofe. And mifts condens'd to clouds obfcure the (ky ; And clouds diflblv'd, the thirdy ground fupply. The rifing trees the lofty mountains grace :... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...regard. J He fung the fecrct fieds of Nature's frame ; How feas, and earth, and air, and aclive ñame, Fell through the mighty void, and in their fall Were...gather'd in this goodly ball. The tender foil then, ftiflening by degrees. Shut from the hounded earth, the bounding feat. Then earth and ocean various... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 600 pages
...'l. 33. He sung the secret seeds of nature's frame : How seas, and earth, and air, and active flame. Fell through the mighty void, and in their fall Were blindly gather'd in this goodly ball. The tender soil then stirFning by degrees, Shut from the bounded earth the bounding seal. The earth and ocean... | |
 | Virgil - 1803 - 364 pages
...regard. He sung the secret seeds of Nature's frame; How seas, and earth, and air, and active flame, 50 Fell through the mighty void, and, in their fall,...Were blindly gather'd in this goodly ball. The tender soil then, stiff'ning by degrees, Shut from the bounded earth the bounding seas. Then earth and ocean... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...regard. j He fung the fccret feeds of Nature's frame ; ¡How feas, and earth, and air, and active flame, Fell through the mighty void, and in their fall Were...gather'd in this goodly ball. The tender foil then, ftiffemng by degrees, Shut from the bounded earth, the bounding feas. Tlien earth and ocean various... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 310 pages
...regard. He sung the secret seeds of Nature's frame; How seas, and earth, and air, and active flame, 50 Fell through the mighty void, and, in their fall,...Were blindly gather'd in this goodly ball. The tender soil then, stiff'ning by degrees, Shut from the bounded earth the bounding seas. Then earth and ocean... | |
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