 As one who, long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoined, from each thing met conceives delight — The smell of grain, or tedded grass,...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 5111838Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...but reflect upon a beautiful simile in Milton : " .As one ivlio long in populous city pent, AYliere houses thick, and sewers, annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's moin, to breathe Among the pleasant villages, and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight:... | |
 | 1817 - 628 pages
...metropolis ; and one is led almost to envy the new and vivid sensations of one, who— " '" • ' ' " . ' long in populous city pent, Where houses thick, and...to breathe Among the pleasant villages, and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight.' The sea contemplated for the first time by a man... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...; Ne wicked envy, nor vile jealousy, His dear delights were able to anny. Fairy (¿uan. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick, and...to breathe Among the pleasant villages, and farms Adjoin d, from each thing met conceives delight. MUtoa. Insects seldom use their offensive weapons,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...the present vogue. ^"Z Cbarles. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick, ana invert annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin 'd, from each thing met conceives delight. AlUto*. 3. He that uses a needle. SEX. ». s. [sexe,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Egyptian spouse. Much he the place admir'd, the person more. As one who long in populous city pant, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth...morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight, The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or dairy,... | |
 | Women - 1822 - 634 pages
...finest spontaneous jubilation you can imagine. It really did one's heart good, to see those " —Who long in populous city pent, "" " Where houses thick and sewers annoy the «ir, " Forth issuing on a summer's morn to breathe," so delighted ; besides, their carolling led to... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Much he the place admir'd, the person more. As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and...morn to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoiu'd, from each thing met conceives delight, The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, 450... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 446 pages
...this occasion I could not but reflect upon a beantiful simile in Milton: VOl. V. - • .18 As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and...morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight : The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 314 pages
...could not but reflect upon a beautiful simile in Milton : VOL. V. E As one who long in populous citj pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air,...morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight : The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...Maister Milton Sath elegantly set forth the same. As «ne who long in populous city pent, Where bouses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a...morn to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd. from each thing met conceives delight; The smell ef gnin, or tedded grass »r kine, Or dim... | |
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