 E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 1911834Full view - About this book
 | Ovid - 1755 - 306 pages
...lance, or lonely contemplation leads ome kindred spirit to inquire thy fate ; >ly som« hoary-headed sage may say,— Oft' have we seen him, at the peep of dawn, ishing, with hasty steps, the dews away, i'o meet the judges, at the court in town. zre, at the foot... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire 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 [4]. " There at the... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall enquire 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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire 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 [44], " There at... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 pages
...lonely contemplation led. Some kindred spirit shquld inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him, at the peep of dawn, ff Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, \'. To meet the sun upon the upland lawn," &c. Nothing... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire 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... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pages
...lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire 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 [44], ful interrogatory.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...lonely Contemplation led, Some 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... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall enquire 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... | |
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