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" In lowly dale, fast by a river's side, With woody hill o'er hill cncompass'd round, A most enchanting wizard did abide, Than whom a fiend more fell is nowhere found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground ; And there a season atween June and May, Half... "
Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight - Page 239
by Half hours - 1856
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The Works of Mr. James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...encompass'd round, A more enchanting wizard did abide, Than whom a fiend more fell is no where found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground; And there...sooth to say, No living wight could work, ne cared even for play. III. Was nought around but images of rest : Sleep-soothing groves, and quiet lawns between...
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The works of mr. James Thomson, to which is prefixed the life of ..., Volume 1

James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...encompass'd round, A more enchanting wizard did abide, Than whom a fiend more fell is no where found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground; And there...sooth to say, No living wight could work, ne cared even for play. IIL Was nought around but images of rest: Sleep-soothing groves, and quiet lawns between;...
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The Poetical Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 2

James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 pages
...encompass'd round, A most enchanting wizard did abide, Than whom a fiend more fell is no where found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground ; And there...sooth to say, No living wight could work, ne cared e'en for play. VOL. II. M ra. Was naught around but images of rest, Sleep-soothing groves, and quiet...
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The Poetical Works of James Thomson: Collated with the Best Editions:

James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 pages
...encompass'd round, A most enchanting wizard did abide, Than whom a fiend more fell is no where found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground; And there...made, where, sooth to say, No living wight could work, tic cared even for play. III. Was nought around but images of rest: Sleep-soothing groves, and quiet...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...encompass'd round, A most enchanting wiaard did abide, Than whom a fiend more fell is no where found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground : And there...sooth to say, No living wight could work, ne cared even for play. Was nought around but images of rest : Sleep-soothing groves, and quiet lawns between...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...whomafienrf more fell is no where found. It was, 1 ween, a lovelyspot of ground : Ajid there a season aiween e past! Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's...village munner rose ; There as I pass'd, with careless necaredevenforpiay. Was nought around but images of rest : Slecp-soothinagrovcs, and quiet lawns between...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...encompass'd round, A most enchanting wizard did abide. Than whom a fiend more fell is no where found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground ; And there...and May, Half prankt with spring, with summer half embrownM, A listless climate made, where, sooth in say, No living wii;ht could work, ne cared ev'n...
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Poems, by Somerville, Pattison, Savage, Broome, and Swift, Issues 80-81

William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...encompass' d round, a most enchanting wizard did abide, than whom a. fiend more fell is no where found, it was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground : and there...around but images of rest: sleep-soothing groves, and quiel lawns between; and flowery beds that slumberous influence kest, from poppies brealh'd; and beds...
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Poems, by Somerville, Pattison, Savage, Broome, and Swift, Issues 80-81

William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...encompass'd round, a most enchanting wizard did abide, than whom a fiend more fell is no where found, it •was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground : and there a season atween June and May, hal f prank t with spring, with summer half imbrown'd a listless climate made, where, sooth to say,...
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The Seasons, and Castle of Indolence ...

James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - 1818 - 316 pages
...encompass'd round, A most enchanting wizard did abide, Than whom a fiend more fell is no where found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground ; And there...sooth to say, No living wight could work, ne cared even for play. III. Was naught around but images of rest : Sleep soothing groves, and quiet lawns between...
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