 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 sidor
...the rugged brow of Night, WhileCynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' aecustom'd oak ; 60 Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most...hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen 65 On the dry smooth-shaven green, Xo behold the wand'ring moon, Riding near her highest noon, Like... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 sidor
...oak; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee chauntress of the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song; And missing...unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wand'ring moon, Riding near her highest noon, Like one that had been led astray Through the heav'n's... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 sidor
...meam two oxen. " Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of foil}',. Most musical, most melancholy I . Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo to hear...even-song, And missing thee, I walk unseen, On the dry smooth shaven green,. To behold the wand'ring moon Riding near her highest noon, 63 Like one that had... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 216 sidor
...« lawns,' there are are eight leading images: in the following, of equal length, there is only one. To behold the wandering moon, Riding near her highest...noon, Like one that had been led astray Through the heav'n's wide pathless way ; And oft, as if her head she bowed, Stopping through a fleecy cloud. The... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 sidor
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While CYNTHIA checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most...her head she bow'd, Stooping through a fleecy cloud. Oft on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off curfew sound, Over some wide-water' d shore, Swinging... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 sidor
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While CYNTHIA checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most...her head she bow'd, Stooping through a fleecy cloud. Oft on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off curfew sound, Over some wide-water'd shore, Swinging... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sidor
...musical , most melancholy I Thee , chauntress , oft the wowls among , I woo to hear thy evening song: And , missing thee , I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven...her highest noon. Like one that had been led astray Thro' the heav'n's wide pathless way : And oft as if her head she bow'd Stooping thro' a fleecy cloud.... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 sidor
...oak ; Sweet hird, that shunn'st the noise of folly. Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy even-song;...thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To hehold the wand'ring moon Riding near her highest noon, Like one that had heen led astray Through the... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 sidor
...shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, v...\>.t. melancholy ! Thee, chautress, oft the woods among, 1 woo to hear thy even-song; And, missing thee, I walk...unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wand'ring ruoon Hiding near her highest noon, Like one that had been led astray Through the heaven's... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 354 sidor
...' lawns,' there are eight leading images : in the fol* lowing, of equal length, there is only one. To behold the wandering moon, Riding near her highest...noon, Like one that had been led astray Through the heav'n's wide pathless way; And oft as if her head she bowed, Stooping through a fleecy cloud. The... | |
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Gently o'er the accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold... 
