Where the thin harvest waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land and rob the blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war; There poppies nodding, mock... National Review - Page 51859Full view - About this book
| 1783 - 524 pages
...in the neighbourhood of Mr. Crabbe's village is beautifully defcribed. ' I/o ! where the heath,with withering brake grown o'er, Lends the light turf that...neighbouring poor: From thence a length of burning fand appears, Where the thin harveit waves it's wither'd cars. Rank weeds, that every art and care... | |
| 1783 - 424 pages
...in the neighbourhood of Mr. Crabbe's village is beautifully defcribed. ' Lo ! where the heath,with withering brake grown o'er, Lends the light turf that...neighbouring poor: From thence a length of burning fand appears, Where the thin harveft waves it's wither d ears. Rank weeds, that every art and care... | |
| 1903 - 606 pages
...family, and a country where Nature is bald and bare, with nothing sublime in it but the elements : — Lo ! where the heath, with withering brake grown o'er,...burning sand appears, Where the thin harvest waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land, and rob the blighted... | |
| 1808 - 556 pages
...peculiar sort of barrenness which prevails along the sandy and thinly inhabited shores of the channel. • Lo ! where the heath, with withering brake grown o'er,...neighbouring poor ; From thence a length of burning fand appears, \Vhere the thin harveft waves its withered ears ; There thirties ftretch their prickly... | |
| 1807 - 532 pages
...with withering brake grown o'ere Lends the light turf that warms the neighbouring poor? From theni?ea length of burning sand appears, Where the thin harvest waves its wither'd ears -r Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land, and rob the blighted rye : There... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 276 pages
...shed? Can their light tales your weighty griefs o'erpower, Or glad with airy mirth the toilsome hour? Lo ! where the heath, with withering brake grown o'er...burning sand appears, Where the thin harvest waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land and rob the blighted... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...shed? Can their light tales your weighty griefs o'erpower, Or glad with airy mirth the toilsome hour? Lo ! where the heath, with withering brake grown o'er...burning sand appears, Where the thin harvest waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land and rob the blighted... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 274 pages
...shed? Can their light tales your weighty griefs o'erpower, OK glad with airy mirth the toilsome hour? Lo ! where the heath, with withering brake grown o'er...burning sand appears, Where the thin harvest waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land and rob the blighted... | |
| George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...griefs o'erpower, Or glad with airy mirth the toilsome hour ? Lo ! where the heath, with witheringbrake grown o'er Lends the light turf that warms the neighbouring...burning sand appears, Where the thin harvest waves its withered ears ; Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land and rob the blighted... | |
| George Crabbe - 1810 - 178 pages
...shed ? Can their light tales your weighty griefs o'erpower, Or glad with airy mirth the toilsome hour? Lo ! where the heath, with withering brake grown o'er,...burning sand appears, Where the thin harvest waves its wither* d ears ; Eank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land and rob the blighted... | |
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