Dost in these lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, "Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the dews away,... Cyclopædia of English literature - Page 56by Robert Chambers - 1844Full view - About this book
| Theodore Alors W. Buckley - Children's literature, English - 1854 - 332 pages
...away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn ; " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreaths its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length...babbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, Mutt'rinjj liia wayward fancies, would he rove ; Now drooping, woml-wan, like one forlorn, Or craz'd... | |
| Anna Cabot Lowell - American poetry - 1855 - 452 pages
...fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, — "Oft have we seen him, at the peep of dawn, Brishing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun upon...his wayward fancies, he would rove ; Now drooping, woful-wan, like one forlorn, Or crazed with care, or crossed in hopeless Iove, " One morn I missed... | |
| John Warner Barber - Belgium - 1855 - 608 pages
...relate, If 'chance, bv lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate. Haply, some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen...stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Hard by von wood, now smiling, as in scorn, Muttering his wayward fancies, he would rove: Now drooping, woeful,... | |
| American poetry - 1855 - 458 pages
...fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, — " Oft have we seen him, at the peep of dawn, Brishing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun upon...his wayward fancies, he would rove ; Now drooping, woful-wan, like one forlorn, Or crazed with care, or crossed in hopeless love. " One morn I missed... | |
| Richard Green Parker - English language - 1855 - 468 pages
...foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high. His listless length nt noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook...like one forlorn, Or crazed with care, or crossed with hopeless love, " One morn I missed him on the accustomed hill, Along the heath, and near his favorite... | |
| Publius Vergilius Maro - 1855 - 474 pages
...Winters Tale, v. 2. This whole account of Gallus brings to mind the melancholy youth in Gray's Elegy : " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes...stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Hard by you wood, now smiling as in scorn, Mutt'ring his wayward fancies, would he rove ; Now drooping, woful,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...the upland lawn: Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have wo seen him at the peep of dawn "There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That...woful wan, like one forlorn, Or crazed with Care, or cross'd in hopeless Love. 1 " [n Grny'o Elegy, \» there an image more atriking than kii 'ihapeleu... | |
| Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...upon the upland lawn. " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastick roots so high, His listless length at noontide would...woful wan, like one forlorn, Or crazed with care, or cross' d in hopeless love. " One morn I miss'd him on the custom'd hill, Along the heath and near his... | |
| Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 pages
...tale relate; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed Swain may say, 'Oft have we seen...babbles by. 'Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he would rove, Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, Or crazed... | |
| Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the dews away To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. 100 "There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes...that babbles by, "Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scom, Muttering his wayward fancies he would rove, Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlom, Or crazed... | |
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