 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 348 sidor
...crew; Tfhe female fays fliall haunt the green, And drcfs thy grave with pearly dew ; The red-breaft oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary mofs, and gather'd flowers, To deck the ground where thou art laid. ' ••• Wh«n When howling... | |
 | William Collins - 1781 - 200 sidor
...nightly crew ; The female fays fhall haunt the green, And drcfs thy grave with pearly dew; The red-breaft oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary mofs, and gather'd flowers,. To deck the ground where thou art laid. When howling winds, and beating... | |
 | 1783 - 360 sidor
...crew ; The female Fays fhall haunt the green. And drefs thy grave with pearly dew ! The The rcd-brcaft oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary mofs, and gather'd flowers. To deck the ground where thou art laid. When howling winds, and beating... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 582 sidor
...lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. 3No wither' d witch shall here be seen, Ne goblins lead their nightly crew : The female fays...haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew. 4The red-breast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary moss, and gathered... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 270 sidor
...crew ; The female fays fhall haunt the green, And drefs thy grave with pearly dew ; The red-breaft oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary mofs, and gather'd flowers, To deck the ground where thou art laid. When When howfing winds, and Dealing... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1789 - 718 sidor
...crew: The female fays Jhall haunt the green, And drejs thy grave with pearly dew. IV. The red-breajl oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary mojs, and gatbefd flowers, TO deck the ground where tbou, art laid, V. When howling winds, and beating... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 sidor
...tragedy of Julius Cerfar. t Ciriolanui. See -ITr. 'fence's dialogue on tbe Otly/e): The red-breaft oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid. With hoary mofs, and gather'd flowers, To deck the ground where tbou art laid. When howling winds, and beating... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 sidor
...they may appear to be a pretty close imitation of the following in Collins's" Dirge in Cymbeline:" " The female fays shall haunt the green, " And dress...kindly lend his little aid, " With hoary moss and gather'd ftow'rs, " To deck the ground where thou art laid." No farther seek his merits to disclose,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1800 - 482 sidor
...Superstitions of the Highland it * The beautiful and tender imagery in a stanza of this little dirgi The Red-breast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend...gathered flowers, To deck the ground where thou art laid. has been so much a favorite with the poets that I am tempted to throw a few of their elegant descriptions... | |
 | William Collins - 1802 - 198 sidor
...this quiet grove, But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No wither'd witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly...Shall kindly lend his little aid, With hoary moss, and gather' d flowers, To deck the ground where thou art When howling winds, and beating rain, In tempests... | |
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No wailing ghost shall dare appear, To vex with shrieks this quiet grove ; But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No wither'd witch shall here be seen — No goblins lead their nightly crew ; The female fays shall haunt the... 
