 Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue. Thus, with delight, we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way ; Thus, from afar, each dim-discover'd scene More pleasing seems than all the past...  The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems - Page 3by Thomas Campbell - 1804 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Campbell - 1830 - 248 pages
...we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way; Thus, from afar, each dim-discovered scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been...glows divinely there. What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend, with all her heav'nly power, The... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1830 - 250 pages
...we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way; Thus, from afar, each dim-discovered scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been;...glows divinely there. What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend, with all her heav'nly power, The... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...Thus, with delight we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way ; Thus, from afhr, each dim-discover'd scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been Ami every form, that Fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. What potent spirit... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...we linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's unmeasur'd way; Thus from afar, each dim <}iscover'd scene, More pleasing seems than all the past hath...repair, From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. Night. Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In ray less majesty now stretches forth Her leaden... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...we linger lo survey The promis'd joys of life's unmeasur'd way; Thus from afar, e:ich dim discovcr'd scene, '. < , More pleasing seems than all the past...fancy can repair, From dark oblivion, glows divinely thare, Night. •'. ->;'•• Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty now stretches... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1835 - 258 pages
...we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way; Thus, from afar, each dim-discovered scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been...glows divinely there. What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity? Can Wisdom lend, with all her heav'nly power, The... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - American poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...mountain of its azure hue. Thus with delight we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way, Thus from afar each dim-discover'd scene More...glows divinely there. " What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend, with all her heavenly power, The... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...mountain in its azure hue. Thus, with delight we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way , Thus, from afar, each dim-discover'd scene More pleasing seems than all the post hath been; And every form, that Fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. ЛУ1ш... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Bookbinding - 1837 - 360 pages
...mountain in its azure hue. Thus, with delight we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way ; Thus, from afar, each dim-discover'd scene More...glows divinely there. What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend, with all her heavenly power, The... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1837 - 332 pages
...linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way ; Thus, from afar, each dim-discovered scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been,...glows divinely there. What potent spirit guides the raptured eye • To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend, with all her heavenly power,... | |
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