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 - Ireland - 1853 - 404 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...repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there." There is a kind of inexpressible pleasure in the very task of copying the Claude-like scenery and repose... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 278 pages
...mountain in its azure hue. Thus, with delight, we linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's unmeaaur'd way; Thus, from afar, each dim-discover'd scene More...potent spirit guides the raptur'd eye To pierce the shade* of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend, with all her heav'nly power, The pledge of Joy's anticipated... | |
| Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1854 - 400 pages
...•%' • -m ' A". ~ .i:.:r' W"nv ':• \in Tn*m'^ v'. ir*--- -i.ti E-ri/'hl Hiin wiin iji^ SKV '' Thus, from afar, each dim-discover'd scene More pleasing...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 - 1854 - 404 pages
...mountain in iu 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...repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there." There is a kind of inexpressible pleasure in the very task of copying the Claude-like scenery and repose... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Elocution - 1854 - 440 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 boasted power, The... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 508 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 heavenly power, The... | |
| Salem Town - Readers - 1855 - 492 pages
...unmeasured way; Thus, from afar, each dim discovered scene * More pleasing seems, than all the past has been; And every form that fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. 3. What potent spirit guides the raptured eyo, To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can wisdom lend,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1856 - 144 pages
...view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue. Thus, with delight, we linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's unmeasur'd way ; Thus, from afar, each...pleasing seems than all the past hath been ; And every foririj that Fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. What potent spirit guides the... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 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... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1857 - 586 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...; And every form, that Fancy can repair From dark obliviou, glows divinely there. What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of... | |
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