| John Huddlestone Wynne - 1807 - 744 pages
...mory. ' Haply some hoaryheaded sw«ia m;<cht say, Oft li'ive we seen him, at the peep ot dawn, Blushing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland Ijwn; Thereat the foot of yonder nodding beachi That wreaths Its old fantastic root so high, His listless... | |
| Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...fome hoary-headed Swain may fay, • Oft have we ieen him at the Peep of Dawn ' Bruftiing with haity Steps the Dews away ' To meet the SUN upon the Upland Lawn. ' There at the Foot of yonder nodding Beech, ' That wreaths its old fantaftic Roots fo high, ' His liftlefs... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...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 foot of yonder nodding beech, " That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high,... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...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 of yonder nodding beech, " That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, " His listless... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...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 the foot of yonder nodding beech, " That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high,... | |
| John Walker - 1801 - 424 pages
...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 can be conceived more truly ridiculous, in reading this passage, than quitting the melancholy... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...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 wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, 'His listless... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...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 of yonder nodding heech, That wreaths its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pages
...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. Who is there, what indifferent wretch ever existed, who, a prey to dull for'getfulness,... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...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 of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length... | |
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