There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. National Preceptor - Page 159by Jesse Olney - 1845 - 336 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 pages
...hoary-headed Swain may fay, " Oft have we feen him at the peep of dawn «' Brufhing with hafty fteps the dews away, " To meet the Sun upon the upland lawn....foot of yonder nodding beech " That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, " His liftlefs length at noontide would he ftretch, « And pore upon the brook... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed Swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn " Brushing with...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,... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1800 - 482 pages
...the glade, Beside some water's rushy brink, With me the Muse shall sit, and think ' At ease reclin'd There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes...stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Many passages which powerfully appeal to the heart, and which may, indeed, be esteemed very striking... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed Swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn " Brushing with...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,... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, " Brushing with...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... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate. Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Brushing with...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... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...Contemplation led, Some kindred spiiit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary- headed swain may say, ' Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, ' Brushing with...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... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed Swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn " Brushing with...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,... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...away To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. Thepe at the foot of yonder nodding beech , That wreaths its old fantastic roots so high , His listless length...noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that bubbles by. Hard by yon wood , now smiling , as in scorn, Mutt'ringh is wayward fancies he would rove;... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 322 pages
...broad arrow with the forked head " Misses," &c. Steevens. 7 — — as he lay along Under an oak, &c. " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech " That wreathes...stretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by." Much marked of the melancholy .Tuques, Stood on the extremest verge of the swift brook, Augmenting... | |
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