 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 oldal
...we retain 475 The births of intellect, when dumb forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens for...for use. What numbers, sheath'd in erudition, lie 480 Plung'd to ihe hilts in venerable tomes, And rusted in, who might have borne an edge, And play'da... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 oldal
...we retain 475 The births of intellect; when dumb, forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire; Speech burnishes our mental magazine; Brightens, for...for use. What numbers, sheath'd in erudition, lie 480 Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tomes, And rusted; who might have borne an edge, And play'da... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 412 oldal
...giving, we retain The births of intellect; when dumb, forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens,...erudition, lie, Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tombs, And rusted in ; who might have borne an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if born to speech... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 402 oldal
...giving, we retain The births of intellect; when dumb, forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens,...erudition, lie, Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tombs, And rusted in; who might have borne an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if born to speech;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 oldal
...giving, we retain The births of intellect; when dumb, forgot. . Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens,...erudition, lie, Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tombs, And rusted in ; who might have borne an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if born to speech;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 oldal
...when dumb, forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire; Speech burnishes our mental magazine 5 Brightens, for ornament; and whets, for use. What...erudition, lie, Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tombs, And rusted in; who might have borne an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if born to speech;... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 oldal
...giving we retain The births of intellect, when dumb forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens for...hilts, in venerable tomes, And rusted in, who might hare borne an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if born to speech; If born blest heirs pf half their... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 oldal
...giving, we retain . Ve births of intellect; when dumb, forgot. ;xn ventilates our intellectual fire; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens,...whets, for use. What numbers, sheath'd in erudition lie -v . Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tomes, ^ And rusted ; who might have borne an edge, N And ptey'da... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 oldal
...giving we retain The births of intellect, when dumb forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens for ornament, and whets for use. What numbers, sheatu'd in eruditiou, lie Plung'd to the hilts in venerable tomes, And rusted in, who might have borne... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 oldal
...giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens,...in venerable tomes, And rusted in ; who might have home an edge, And play'da sprightly beam, if born to speech ; If born blest heirs of half their mother's... | |
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Teaching, we learn ; and, giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens, for ornament ; and whets, for use. 
