But-- And the C

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h admit that all The Good which we enjoyfrom Heav'n descends;
Butthat from
us
ought should ascend to Heav'n So prevalent as to concern the Mind Of God high-blestor to incline his Will
Hard to belief may seem; yet this will PrayerOr one short Sigh of human Breathup born Ev'n to the Seat of
God. For since I sought By Pray'r th' offended Deity to appease; Kneel'd and before him humbled all my
HeartMethought I saw him placable and mildBending his Ear
&c.
How extremely fine is the Poetry of this Passage? How soft is the beginningoccasion'd by the Assonance of
the two first Words
Eve
Easilyand of the five next all alliterated with the same Vowel
A
--May Faith admit that all.
Letters Concerning Poetical Translationsby
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How solemn is the Pause at the 1st Syllable of the 3d Line [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]! But--
And the C?sure upon the Monosyllable Us that follows immediately
But--that from us--
And the same Energy is plainly perceiv'd at the End of the 6th Linewhere the C?sure is plac'd upon the
Monosyllable yet
Yet--this will Prayer
&c.
But when we come to that Line
Kneel'd; and before Him humbled all my Heart
such is the Force of the Word kneel'd in that Situationthat we actually see
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