 | Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1765 - 278 pages
...king, Enriching moifture drop'd on every thing: , Plenty he fow'd below, and caft about him light. But then (alas) to thee alone, One of old GIDEON'S miracles was fhown; For eyery tree, and every herb around, With pearly dew was crown'd, And upon all the quickened ground,... | |
 | Richard Hurd - Chivalry in literature - 1771 - 284 pages
...our king: Enriching moifture drop'd on every thing; Plenty he fow'd below, and caft about him light. But then (alas) to thee alone, One of old GIDEON'S...quicken'd ground, The fruitful feed of heaven did brooding lye, And nothing but the Mufe's fleece was dry. It did all other threats furpafs When God to his own... | |
 | Richard Hurd - Ethics - 1776 - 282 pages
...our king: Enriching moifturedrop'd on every thing; Plenty he fow'd below, and caft about him light. But then (alas) to thee alone, One of old GIDEON'S...ground, The fruitful feed of heaven. did brooding lye, And nothing but the mufe's fleece was dry. It did all other threats furpafs When God to his own... | |
 | Richard Hurd - Chivalry - 1776 - 294 pages
...our king: Enriching moifture drop'd on every thing ; Plenty he fow'd below, and caft about him light. But then (alas) to thee alone, One of old GIDEON'S miracles was mown ; For every tree, and every herb around, With pearly dew was crown'd, And upon all the quicken'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 378 pages
...cait about him lightl " But then, alas ! to thee alone, " One of old Gideon's miracles was mown ; " For every tree and every herb around " With pearly...Mufe's fleece was dry. " It did all other threats furpafsi " When God to his own people laid " (The men whom through long wanderings he had led)' " That... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 384 pages
..." Enriching moifture drop'd on eveiy thing ; " Plenty he fow'd below, and caft about him light ! " But then, alas ! to thee alone, " One of old Gideon's miracles was mown ; " For every tree and every herb around " With pearly dew was crosvn'd, " And upon all the quicken'd... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...; " Enriching moifture drop'd on every thing ; " Plenty he fow'd below, and caft about him Kght ! " But then, alas ! to thee alone, " One of old Gideon's miracles was mown^ " For every tree and every herb around " With pearly dew was crown'd, * .And upon all the quicken'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...king; " Ennchiog moittufe drop'd nn every thing; " Plenty he fow'd below, and ca!t about him light! " But then, alas! to thee alone, " One of old Gideon's..." With pearly dew was crown*d, " And upon all the ijuickcn'd ground " The fruitful feed of heaven did brooding lie, " And nothing but the Muft'sfieece... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 550 pages
...and cast about him light. " But then, alas ! to thee alone "One of old Gideon's miracles was shewn, " For every tree and every herb around " With pearly..." And upon all the quicken'd ground " The fruitful seed of heaven did brooding lie, " And nothing but the Muses' fleece was dry." to my. invading of your... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 294 pages
..." Enriching moisture dropp'd on every thing ; " Plenty he sow'd below, and cast about him light ! " But then, alas ! to thee alone " One of old Gideon's miracles was shown; " For every tree and every herb around " With pearly dew was crown'd, " And upon all the quicken'd... | |
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For every tree and every herb around With pearly dew was crown'd, And upon all the quicken'd ground The fruitful seed of Heaven did brooding lie, And nothing but the Muse's fleece was dry. 
