 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 354 pages
...rather fliew'd how much, than whom, I lov'd : But thy unerring hands, with matchlefs art, Have fliewn my eyes th' impreffion in my heart ; The bright idea...Which, as 'tis drawn by chance, we find by guefs. Thy piftures raife no doubts ; when brought to view, At once they 're known, and feem to know us too. Tranfeendent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...rather fliew'd how mu,ch, than whom, I lovd : But thy unerring hands, with matchlefs art, Have fhewnmy eyes th' impreffion in my heart; The bright idea both...Which, as 'tis drawn by chance, we find by guefs. Thy piftures raife no doubts ; when brought to view, At once they 're known, and feem to know us too. Tranfcendent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1028 pages
...rather fhew'd how much, than whom, I lov'd : But thy unerring hands, with matchlefs art, Have fhewn my eyes th' impreffion in my heart ; The bright idea...exprefs, Which, as 'tis drawn by chance, we find by gucfs. Thy pictures raife no doubts ; when brought to view, At once they 're known, and feem to know... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 410 pages
...my heart; IO The bright idea both exifts and leaves, Such vital heat thy genial pencil gives, Whofc daring point, not to the face confin'd, Can penetrate the heart, and paint the mind. Others fome faint refemhlar.ee may cxprefs, iJ Which as 't is drawn by chance we find by guefs : Thy pictures raife no... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...rather fhewM how much, than whom, I lov'd : But thy unerring hands, with matchlefs art, Have fhewn my eyes th' impreffion in my heart ; The bright idea...Which, as 'tis drawn by chance, we find by guefs. Thy piftures raife no doubts ; when brought to view, At once they're known, and feem to know us too. Tranfcendent... | |
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Have fliewn my eyes th' impreffion in my heart ; The bright idea both exifts and lives, Such vital heat thy genial pencil gives : Whofe daring point, not to the face confin'd, Can penetrate the heart and paint the mind. Others fome faint refemblance may... 