 | 1816 - 576 pages
...v\ ell may «e exclaim with Mr. Pope, while we tread these regions, that we Mount o'er the vales, & seem to tread the sky Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first ilondsci mountains se em the last But, those attained, we tremble to survey The crowing labours of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 pages
...So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vale*, and seem to tread the sky ; The' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the laat : But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way ; Th' increasing... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 418 pages
...ravished eye ; A search the flight of time can ne'er exhaust! •» THOMSON. No. LXXVI. ON MOUNTAINS. So pleased at first the towering Alps we try. Mount...first clouds and mountains seem the last ; But, those attained, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthened way, Th' increasing prospect tires... | |
 | 1845 - 816 pages
...behind ; But more advanced, behold with strange surprise. Far distant views of endless science rise ! So pleased at first the towering Alps we try, Mount...Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clonds and mountains seem the last. VOL. LVTL NO. CCCLII1. But those attain'd, we tremble to survey... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1780 - 494 pages
...a succession but an increase of new objects and new difficulties. So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky : The eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last ; But those... | |
 | 1828 - 454 pages
...does deplore— His heaven is still as distant as before. POPE. So pleased at first the towering Alpe we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; The eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last; But those... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pages
...more advanc'd, behold, with strange surprise, New distant scenes of endless science rise ! So pleas'd at first the towering Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; The eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last-: But those... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...CRITlCISM. Dal more advanced, hehold with strange sorprise New distant scenes of endless science rise ! So, pleased at first, the towering Alps we try, Mount o'er the vates, and seem to tread the sky ! The eternal snows appear already pass'd, And the first elouds and... | |
 | 1820 - 190 pages
...other's woe, down Virtue's manly cheeks. DARWIN ASCENDING THE ALPS. PLEASED at the first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread...eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds are mountains seem thelast: But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 pages
...So, pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem 4.0 tread the skj ; Tb' eternal snows appear already- past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But, those attained, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way-; Th' increasing prospect... | |
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In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts. While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind; But more advanced, behold with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise! 
