 There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.  The Sewanee Review - Page 4191909Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pages
...kindred spirit 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 beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate ; Haply some hoary-headed swain shall 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 beach, That wreathes its old fantastic roots on high, His listless... | |
 | William Collins - 1844 - 324 pages
...kindred Spirit shall inquire thy fate, Hsply 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 heech That wreathes its old fantanic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate ; ply 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 beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate ; Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, ' Oft have we seen him r the deep, The Mermaid's sweet sea-soothing lay, Tha There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate; Maply some hoary-headed swain may say, * Oft have we seen him n living guilty of lolling, whistling, scratching his head, and such like indecencies, in company There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...kindred spirit 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 beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1845 - 92 pages
...lonely Contemplation led, XXIV. Haply, some hoary-headed swain may say : i " 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. XXV. r " There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 pages
...kindred spirit 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 beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...shall inquire thy fat'e ; Ha'ply (some hoary-headed swain/ may s'ay) — " Oft have we see'n-him/, at the peep of da'wn, " Brush'ing (with hasty ste'ps) the de'ws a'way, " To meet the s'un/ upon the u'pland-law'n. " The're/ at the foo't/ of yonder nodding be'ech, " That wreathes its o'ld/ fanta'stic-roots... | |
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