 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...crown'd with tufted Trees and fpringing Corn, Like verdant Ifles, the Sable Wafle adorn. Let India boaft her Plants, nor envy we The weeping Amber, or the balmy Tree, While by our O.iks the precious Lo,uls are born, And Realms commanded which 'thofe Trees adorn. Nor proud Oiymput... | |
 | English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...crown'd with tufted trees and fpringing corn, Like verdant ifles the fable wafte adorn. Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, While by our oaks the precious loads are born, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. Not proud Olympus yields a nobler fight, Tho' Gods... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...crown'd with tufted trees and fpringing corn, Like verdant ifles the fable wafte adorn. Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, 30 While by our oaks the precious loads are born, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. Not... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...That^crown'd with tufted trees and fpringing cora, Like verdant ifles the fable wafte adorn. Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, oO While by our oaks the precious loads are born, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. Not... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...corn, Like verdant ifles the fable wafte adorn. VARIATIONS. VIR. 25. Originally thus ; Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, 30 While by our oaks the precious loads are born, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. Not... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...crown'd with tufted trees and fpringing corn, Like verdant iflcs the fable wafte adorn. Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, 30 While by our oaks the precious loads are born, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. VAR... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...crown'd with tufted trees and fpringing corn, Like verdant ifles the fable wafte adorn. Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we * The weeping amber or the balmy tree, 30 While by our oaks the precious loads are born, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. Not... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...arise, That crown'd with tufted trees and springing corn, Like verdant isles, the sable waste adorn. Let India boast her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, j» While by our oaks the precious loads are borne, And realms commanded which those trees adorn. Not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...crown'd with tufted trees and fpringing corn, Like verdant ifles the fable wafte adorn. Let India boaft her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber, or the balmy tree, 30 While by our oaks the precious loads are born, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. Not... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...fupprefled. The reft of the quotation, efpecially the clofe, is remarkably beautiful. Let * Let India boaft her plants ; nor envy we . The weeping amber ^ or...balmy tree^ While by our oaks the precious loads are born, And realms commanded which thofe trees adorn. The weeping amber and balmy tree are fljch indefinite... | |
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midst the desert fruitful fields arise, That crown'd with tufted trees and springing corn, Like verdant isles the sable waste adorn. Let India boast her plants, nor envy we The weeping amber or the balmy tree, While by our oaks the precious loads are... 
