 | John Bell - 1799 - 436 pages
...in colours of the air, Which, to those who journey near, 115 Barren, brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the same coarse way ; The present's still a cloudy day. 0 ! may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see, 130 Content me with an humble shade, My passions... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...Barren, brown, and rough appear: Grass and flowers Quiet treads, On the meads and mountain-heads, Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still...what I see! , ' , Content me with an humble shade, My passion tam'd, my wishes laid; For while out wishes wildly roll, We banish Quiftt from the soiil: fTis... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...in colonrs of the air , Which to thote who journey near , Barren , brown , and rough appear ;, Still we tread the same coarse way , The present's still...what I see ! Content me with an humble shade , My passions' tam'd , in y wishes laid ; For while our wishes wildly roll r We banish quiet from the soul... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...Barren, brown, and rough appear: Grass and flowers Quiet treads, On the meads and mountain-heads, Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still...covet what I see ! Content me with an humble shade, My passion tain'd, my wishes laid; For while our wishes wildly roll, We banish Quiet from the soul : Tis... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still...agree, And never covet what I see ! Content me with a humble shade, My passions tam'd, my wishes laidj For while our wishes idly roll, We banish quiet... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 pages
...in colours of the air, Which to those, who journey near. Barren, and brown, and rough appear, Still we tread the same coarse way, The Present's still a cloudy day! ^ -' The unexpected insertion of such reflections, imparts to us the same pleasure that we feel, when,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...?lad in colours of the air, ,. Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still...what I see ! , Content me with an humble shade, My passions tam'd, my wishes laid ; For while our wishes wildly roll, We banish quiet from the soul ;... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...Clad in colours of the air, "Which, to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still...covet what I see: Content me with an humble shade, My passions tam'd, my wishes laid; For, while our wishes wildly roll, We banish quiet from the soul :... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear: Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still...covet what I see : Content me with an humble shade, My passions tatn'd, my wishes laid; For while our wishes wildly roll, We banish Quiet from the soul; Tis... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread tlje same coarse way ; The present 's les to the breeze I hear the a humble shade, My passions tam'd, my withes laid : For while our wishes wildly roll, We banish quiet... | |
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Hope's deluding glass; As yon summits soft and fair Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the same coarse way; The present's still a cloudy day. 
