In lowly dale, fast by a river's side, With woody hill o'er hill encompassed 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... The City of London Magazine - Page 1881843Full view - About this book
| Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1849 - 256 pages
...to itself. Thomson chose such sweet airs and purple lights to bathe his Castle of Indolence — — a season atween June and May, Half prankt with spring, with summer half imbrown'd. It is delicious now to creep under the scented copses — — the green-wood side along,... | |
| George Croly - 1850 - 442 pages
...encompassed 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 im browned A listless climate made, where, sooth to say, No living wight could work, ne cared even... | |
| 1850 - 758 pages
...region, never swam into the halfshut eye of Collins or Thomson. It was the very home of Indolence : A listless climate made, where, sooth to say, No living wight could work, nc cared even for play. How the hours glided past, in riding donkeys which the rider was too lazy to... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...found. It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground: And there a season atween June and May, Half pranked with spring, with summer half imbrowned, A listless...could work, ne cared even for play. Was nought around but images of rest: Sleep-soothing groves, and quiet lawns between; And flowery beds that slumberous... | |
| Joseph Leech - 1851 - 148 pages
...hills — the beds of mignionette, breathe oppressive perfume, and the bees sing you half asleep — A listless climate made, where sooth to say, No living wight could work, ne cared even for play. Follow the poet's picture a little further, and you have us as, in morning gown and slippers, we sauntered... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...encompassed 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 pranked with spring, with summer half imbrowned, A listless climate made, where, sooth to say, No living... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...encompassed round, A most enchanting wizard did abide, Than whom a fiend more fell is nowhere found. ing,' said he, ' like what I have seen in a picture. Sure it is not armour, is it !' J pranked with spring, with summer half imbrowned, A listless climate made, where, sooth to say, No living... | |
| 1851 - 496 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, Half praukt with spring, with summer half embrnwn'il, A listless climate made, where, sooth to say, 'No... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - 620 pages
...ground; And there a season atween June and May, Half prankt with spring, with summer half imbrown'd, . Look where he comes—in this embowered aleove piny. \ Was nought around but images oi rest • Sleep-soothing groves, and quiet lawns between, And... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - 624 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 atwcen June and May, Half prankt with spring, with summer half imbrown'd, A listless climate made,... | |
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