 Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done, neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved earth more lovely. Her world is brazen, the poets...  A Manual of English Prose Literature.. - Page 200by William Minto - 1881 - 548 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1876 - 592 pages
...masters of idealism in painting, can hardly be stated more forcibly than in Sidney's words : — ' Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done, neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...the rich coloring, of beautiful imagery and language. " Nature" (to cite Sir Philip Sydney again) " or @ t- so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet smelling " flowers, nor whatsoever may make the earth more... | |
 | 1824 - 378 pages
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done ; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 378 pages
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done ; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...inclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done ; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much... | |
 | 1824 - 378 pages
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-much-loved... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1825 - 426 pages
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 | 1830 - 550 pages
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth . the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poetK have done ; neither with so' pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever... | |
 | 1831 - 368 pages
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done ; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too-muchloved... | |
 | 1842 - 416 pages
...enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging within the zodiac of his own wit. Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done ; neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatever else may make the too-much-loved... | |
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