 Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purposes, in thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. The blackbird whistles from the thorny brake; The mellow bullfinch answers from the grove; Nor are the linnets, o'er the flowering furze Pour'd out profusely,...  An Essay on the Application of Natural History to Poetry - Sida 62efter John Aikin - 1777 - 156 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | James Thomson - 1730 - 260 sidor
...kind-contending Throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft Length Of Notes, whenliftening Phi'lame/a deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in Thought Elate,...to make her Night excel their Day. The black-bird whiftles from the thorny Brake ; The mellow Bull-finch anfwers from the Grove : Nor are the Linnets,... | |
 | James Thomson, Barthold Heinrich Brockes - 1745 - 586 sidor
...Harmony. The Thrufh And Wood- lark, o'er the kind contending Throng Superior heard, ran thro' the fwceteit Length Of Notes; when liftening PHILOMELA deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in Thought 555 Elate, to make her Night excel their Day. f <The Black - bird whiffles from the thorny Brake ;... | |
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 sidor
...kind contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length 600 Of notes ; when liflening Philomela deigns . To let them joy, and purpofes,...to make her night excel their day. The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove : 605 Nor are the linnets,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 sidor
...harmony. The thrufh • 5{^y And woodilark, o'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length Of notes, when liftening Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in thought Slate, to make her night excel their day. . 6oC The black-bird whittles from the thorny brake; The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 sidor
...of harmony. The thrum 595 And wood-lark, o'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length Of notes; when liftening Philomela...thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove.:... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 sidor
...the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run through the fweeteft length Of notes; when lift'ning Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whittles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bulfinch anfwers from the grove : Nor... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 sidor
...moifture, o'er the heads Of the coy quirifters that lodge within, Are prodigal of harmony. The thrufli. 595 And wood-lark, o'er the kind-contending throng Superior...thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake 5 The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove : Nor... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 274 sidor
...the coy quirifters that lodge within, Are prodigal of harmony. The thrufh - 595 And wood-lark,~o'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run through...thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove : Nor... | |
 | Mary Weightman - 1787 - 136 sidor
...o'er the heads " Of the coy choriflers that ledge within «* Are prodigal of harmony. The thrufh "• And woodlark,. o'er the. kind-contending throng "...black-bird whittles from the thorny brake ;, " The mellow bulfinch anfwers from the grove : " Nor are the linnets, o'er the flow'ring furze " Pour'dout... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 sidor
...of harmony. The thrufh 595 And wood-lark, O'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length Of notes ; when liftening Philomela...thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The blackbird whiftles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bullfinch atafwers from the grove : Now... | |
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