 THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness...  New National Third Reader - Page 431by Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hugh Murray - 1805 - 188 pages
...quite opposite tone of sentiment. 2. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Here the two rhymes, .way, me, immediately following each other, and... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 pages
...THE COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD. AH ELEGY. 1 HE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his...from yonder ivy-mantled tower, The moping owl does to the•moon complain Of such as, wand'ring near her secret bower, Molest her ancient solitary reign.... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er ihe lea, The plowinau homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his drony flight, And... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...the sight,. And all the air a solemn stillness holds ; Save where the beetle wings his drony flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds ; Save that from yonder ivy-mantled tow'r The moping owl does to the moon complain Of such as,' wand'ring near her secret bow'r. Molest... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...Writteu in A COUNTRY CIIUnCH-YARD. JL HE Curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herds wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his...folds; Save that from yonder ivy-mantled tower, The mopeing owl does to the moon complain Of such, as wand'ring near her secret bower, Molest her ancient... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...ChurchYard. Gray. TIIK curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er tile utward show ; That we hvniii! never looks esteem....fuolj as wi»e as you might seern. Would ye conte glimm'ringlandsonpe on thesight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...fades the glimm'ring landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings...the distant folds. Save that from yonder ivy-mantled tow'r The moping owl does to the moon complain Of such as, wand'ring near her secret bow'r, Molest... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea; The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save jvhere the beetle wheels his drony flight, And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 680 pages
...IV A COUNTRY CHURCH- YARD. BY MR. GRAY. THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing htrd winds slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods...and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his drony flight, And... | |
 | John Young - 1810 - 266 pages
...Jan. 1783. ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD. 'TflE curfew tolls the knell of parting day,» The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea ; The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. ' — — The Jcnell of parting day,} — — — Squilla di lontano,... | |
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