 Pleasure warbled in the valley, he mingled in her train. When Pride beckoned towards the precipice, he ventured to the tottering edge. He delighted in devious and untried paths; and made so many excursions from the road, that his feebler companions often...  Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose - Page 31by John Aikin, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1792 - 266 pagesFull view - About this book
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...irregular in all his motions. His name was GENIUS. He darted like an eagle up the mountain, and lefc his companions gazing after him with envy and admiration...delighted in devious and untried paths ; and made fo many c.vcurfions from the road, that his feebler companions oftrn outftripped him. I obferved that the Mules... | |
 | Several Hands - 1774 - 622 pages
...His name was GENIUS. He darted like an eagle up the mountain, and lefc his companions gizing aftrr him with envy and admiration ; but his progrefs was...delighted in devious and untried paths ; and made fo man/ excurfions from the road, that his feebler companions often outftripped him. I obferved that the... | |
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...valley, he mingled in her train : wheh Pride beckoned towards the precipice, he ventured to the loitering edge. He delighted in devious and untried paths; .and made fo many excursions from the road, that his feebler companions often outstripped him. I obferved that the Mufes... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...r.drrtiration : but his progrefs was unequal, and interrupted by a tlioufand caprices. When Pleafuif wnibled in the valley he mingled in her train. When Pride...towards the precipice he ventured to the tottering edj-f. He delighted in devious and untried paths; and made fo many cxcurfions from the rc:;d, that... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...irregular in all his motions. His name was Genius. He darted like an eagle up the mountain; and left hii companions gazing after him with envy and admiration:...Pride beckoned towards the precipice, he ventured to tha tottering edge. He delighted in devious and untried paths ; and made io many excurfions from the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...and admiration : but his progress was unequal, and interrupted by a thousand caprices. When Pleasure warbled in the valley, he mingled in her train. When...the precipice, he ventured to the tottering edge. He delightedin devious and untried paths ; and made so many excursions from die road, that his feebler... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...but his progrefs was unequal, and interrupted by a thoufant* caprices. When Pleafure warbled • E in the valley, he mingled in her train. When Pride...excurfions from the road that his feebler companions often outstripped him. I obferved that the mufes beheld him with partiality ; but Truth often frowned, and... | |
 | Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...envy and admiration : but bis progress unequal, and interrupted by a thousand caprices- When Pleasure warbled in the valley, he mingled in her train. When...delighted in devious and untried paths ; and made so many excursions from the road that bis feebler companions often outstripped him. I observed that... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...and admiration: but his progress was unequal, and interrupted by a thousand caprices. When Pleasure warbled in the valley, he mingled in her train. When...He delighted in devious and untried paths; and made so many excursions from the road, that his tee bier companions often outstripped him. I observed that... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...and admiration:: but his progrefs was unequal, and interrupted by a thoufand caprices. When Plea Cure warbled in the valley, he mingled in her train. When...delighted in devious and untried paths ; and made fo many excursions from the road, that his feebler companions often outftripped him. I obferved that the mufes... | |
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