There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noon-tide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Oeuvres - Page 121by Jacques Delille - 1824Full view - About this book
| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed Swain may say, " Oft have...at the peep of dawn " Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, " To meet the sun upon the upland lawn [4]. " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed Swain may say, " Oft have...at the peep of dawn " Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, " To meet the sun upon the upland lawn [44], " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech,... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...artless tale relate ; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have...the peep of dawn, " Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, " To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, "... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pages
..... C 2 27 r .i „.. n .. .; -. ? -....;,. " Haply some ' hbary-headed swain may say,. — Oft luve we seen him, at the pee.p of dawn, Brushing with hasty...dew aw.ay, To meet the su'n upon the upland lawn. " There, at the-foot-ofyonder'nodding beach1," That'wreathes it's old fantastic roots so highy :. His... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
..., Some kindred Spirit shall inquire thy fate, La H.iply some hoary-headed swain may say , — ' Oil have we seen him at the peep of dawn, ' Brushing with...the dew away To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. Thepe at the foot of yonder nodding beech , That wreaths its old fantastic roots so high , His listless... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pages
...artless tale relate ; If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed Swain may say, " Oft have...at the peep of dawn " Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, " To meet the sun upon the upland lawn [44], ful interrogatory. Who is there, what indifferent... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...artless tale relate. If chance, hy lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate. Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have...at the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " There, at the foot of yonder nodding heech, That... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spiiit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary- headed swain may say, ' Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, ' Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, ' To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. 'There at the foot of yonder nodding beeclr, 'That... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 pages
...tale relate ; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate ; Haply some hoary-headed swain may say: « Oft have...the peep of dawn, » Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, » To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. * There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, »... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...artless tale relate, If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply, some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have...the peep of dawn, " Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, «* To meet the sun upon the upland lawn" There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, •"... | |
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