 Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around, Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays!  The Saturday Magazine - Page 1991841Full view - About this book
 | James Storer - Architecture - 1817 - 208 pages
...Nature : indeed, the following lines of the poet Thomson, never were more aptly applied. " Heav'ns ! what a goodly prospect spreads around, " Of hills,...and lawns, and spires, " And glittering towns, and ocean wide, 'till all " The stretching landscape into smoke decays." It is however necessary to observe,... | |
 | James Storer - Architecture - 1817 - 218 pages
...Nature : indeed, the following lines of the poet Thomson, never were more aptly applied. " Heav'ns ! what a goodly prospect spreads around, " Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, 11 And glittering towns, and ocean wide, 'till all " The stretching landscape into smoke decays." It... | |
 | James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - Laziness - 1818 - 316 pages
...sung ! 0 vale of bliss ! O softly-swelling hills ! On which the Power of Cultivation lies, And joys to see the wonders of his toil. Heavens ! what a goodly...hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glktering towns, and gilded streams, till ail * In his last sickness. The stretching landscape into... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1818 - 506 pages
...hills ! • On which the Power of Cultivation lies, And joys to sec the wonder of his toil. Heav'ns! what a goodly prospect spreads around, Of hills and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, ' And glitt'ring towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays. • A native... | |
 | Mrs. Hughs (Mary) - 1818 - 190 pages
...exclaimed, with her favourite Thomson— " Heavens ! what a goodly prosper! spreads around. Of bills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towns, and gilded streams, till ail The stretching landscape into smoke decays ! Happy Britannia! Where the queen of arts, Inspiring... | |
 | Thomas Green - Great Britain - 1818 - 654 pages
...bliss ! O softly swelling hills ! " OH which the Power of cultivation lies, " And joys to see tin: wonders of his toil. " Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around, " Of lulls, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spirts, " And glittering towns, and gilded streams, tilt... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...sung ! IO vale of bliss ! O softly-swelling hills ! On which the Power of Cultivation lies, I And joys sists not : Love refines The thoughts, and heart enlarges ; hath his scat In reason, and is judicious ; ! Happy Britannia ! where the queen of arts, Inspiring vigour, liberty abroad Walks, unconfin'd, ev'n... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...spirit flies, Sweet |o the world, and grateful to the skies. . XI- — Panegyric on Great Britain. HEAVENS ! what a goodly prospect spreads around, Of...and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, ' And glitt'ring towr.s, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays ! Happy... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...flies, Sweet to the world, and grateful to the skies. XI. — Panegyric on Great Britain. — THOMPSON. HEAVENS ! what a goodly prospect spreads around, Of hills and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spirer And glitt'ring towns, and gilded dreams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...godly prospect spreads arcund, Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glit'ring towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays ! Happy Britannia ! where the Queen of Arts, Inspiring vigor. Liberty, abroad Walks, uncontin'd, even... | |
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