 | John Dryden - 1716
...pathlefs Fields, and unfrequenred Floods, To Dens of Dragons, and enchanred Woods. But now the myftick Tale, that pleas'd of Yore, Can charm an underftanding Age no more; The long-fpun Allegories fulfom grow, While the dull Moral lyes too plarn below. We view well-pleas'd at diftance all the Sights... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber - 1753
...age ; An age, that yet uncultivate and rude, Where.c'er the poet's fancy led, purfued Thro' pathlefs fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons,...yore, Can charm an underftanding age no more ; The long fpun allegories, fulfome grow, While the dull moral lyes too plain below. We view well pleafed... | |
 | Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - 1753
.... An age, that yet uncultivate and rude, Where-e'er the poet's fancy led, purfued , Thro' pathlefs fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons, and enchanted woods. . But now the my flic tale, that pleas'd of yore, Can charm an underftanding age no more ; The long fpun allegories,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1765
...age ; An age that yet uncultivate and rude, Where-e'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd Thro' pathlefs fields, and unfrequented floods^ To dens of dragons,...underftanding age no more ; The long-fpun allegories fulfom grow, While the dull moral lies too plain below. We view well-pleas'd at diftance all the fights... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1773
...age ; An age that yet uncultitate and rude, Where-e'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd Thro' pathlefs fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons, and enchanted woods. But now themyftic tale, thatpleas'd of yore, Can charm an underftandmg age no more ; The long-fpun allegories... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1777
...age ; An age that yet uncultivate and rude, Where-e'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd Thro' pathjefs fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons,...underftanding age no more; The long-fpun allegories fulfom grow, While, the dull moral lies too plain below. We view well-pleas'd at diftance all the fights... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1778 - 228 страници
...age; An age that, yet uncultivate and rude, Where'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd 10 Thro' pathlefs fields and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons...of yore Can charm an underftanding age no more; The long-(pun allegories fulfome grow, 1J While the dull moral lies too plain below. We view well pleas'd... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1778 - 228 страници
...age; An age that, yet uncultivate and rude, Where'er the poet's fancy led, putfu'd 20 Thro' pathlefs fields and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons and enchanted woods. But now the mylHc tale that pleas'd of yore Can charm an underftanding age no more; The long-fpun allegories fulfome... | |
 | 1781
...age ; An age that, yet uncuhivate and rude, Where'er the poet's fancy led, purfu'd, Thro' pathlefs fields and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons and enchanted woods. But now the myftick tale, that pleas'd of yore, Can charm an underftanding age no more; The long-fpun allegories... | |
 | John Bell - 1784
...pleas'd of yore Can eharm an underflanding age no more; The long-fpnn allegories f ulfome grow, if While the dull moral lies too plain below. We view well.pleas'd at diftanee all the fights Of arms and palfries, hattles, fields, and fights, And damfels in diftrefs,... | |
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Through pathless fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons and enchanted woods. But now the mystic tale, that pleased of yore, Can charm an understanding age no more; The long-spun allegories fulsome grow, While the dull moral lies too plain... 
