 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
 | Erick Mackenzie, Mercy Grogan - English fiction - 1862 - 330 pages
...to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way; Thus, from afar, each dim discovered scene I More pleasing seems than all the past hath been *, And every form that fancy can repair 1'rom, dark oblivion glows divinely there. CAMPBELL'S Pleasures of Hope. THE sadness which the mournful... | |
 | Erick Mackenzie, Mercy Grogan - English fiction - 1862 - 332 pages
...unmeasured way; Thus, from afar, each dim discovered scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been 5 And every form that fancy can repair From dark oblivion glows divinely there. CAMPBELL'S Pleasures of Hope. THE sadness which the mournful event of Huistan's deatlf had thrown over... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 392 pages
...linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's unmeasur'd way ; Thus, from afar, each dim-discover' d scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been...raptur'd eye, To pierce the shades of dim futurity 1 Can Wisdom lend, with all her heav'nly power. The pledge of Joy's anticipated hour? Ah, no ! she... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 336 pages
...we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way; Thus, from afar, each din-discover'd 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... | |
 | American poetry - 1864 - 334 pages
...linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way ; Thus, from afar, each din-discover'd scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been,...can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. Can wisdom lend, with all her heavenly power, The pledge of joy's anticipated hour? Ah, no ! she darkly... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1864 - 154 pages
...linger to survey The promised joy's of life's unmeasured way, Thus, from afar, each dim-discovered scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been,...can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. 8 (61) What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity? Can Wisdom... | |
 | 1866 - 524 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... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 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,...can repair from dark oblivion, glows divinely there. T. CAMPBELL 229 • EPIMENIDES HE went into the woods a laughing boy ; each flower was in his heart;... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - American poetry - 1866 - 412 pages
...we linger to surveyThe promised joys of life's unmeasured way , Thus, from afar, each dim-discovered scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been,...can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. * * # With thee, sweet Hope ! resides the heavenly light, That pours remotest rapture on the sight... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1866 - 506 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 past hath been3 And every form, that Fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. What potent spirit... | |
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