 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...have we seen him at the peep of dawn ' Brushing with hasty steps the dews away ' To meet the sun upou the upland lawn. • ' 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... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn ' Brushing with hasty steps the 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 listless length at noon-tide would he stretch, ' And... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...Oft hare we seen him at the peep of dawn, Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun design'd : The welcome news is in the fetter fouhn ; The carrier's no wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, llnVoucffi length at noon-tide would lie stretch, And pore... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...have we seen him at the peep of dawn, " Brushing with hasty steps the 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 listless length at noon-tide would he stretch, " And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
..." Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn finishing with hasty steps the dews away To meet the Sun upon the upland lawn. •' There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots sn high. His listlos length at noontide would he stretch, And \юге... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - Bibliography - 1812 - 370 pages
...HY have we seen him at the peep of dawn ' Brushing with hasty steps the dews 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 at noontide would he stretch, ' And pore upon the brook... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...have we seen him, at the peep of dawn, " Brushing, with hasty steps, the 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 listless length at noontide would he stretch, " And... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...have we seen him at the peep of dawn. " Brushing with hasty steps the 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 listless length at noontide would he stretch, " And... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Authors - 1816 - 298 pages
...contemplation led, Some kindred fpirit fhall inquire thy fate, Haply fome hoary.headed fwain may fay, " Oft have we feen him at the peep of dawn, Brufhing,...lawn. There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, .That wreathes its old iantaftic roots fo high, His liftlefs length at noon.tide would he ilretch, And pour... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
..." Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the 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 listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore... | |
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Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, "Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the 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... 
