 | Thomas Gray - Presses, Issues of - 1826 - 190 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 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 pore... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, " Brushing with hasly steps the dew away, " To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, " That wreathes it's old fantastic roots so high, " His listless length at noontide would he stretch, " And... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - Poetics - 1827 - 468 pages
..." Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawu 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... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...the peep of dawn, Brushing, with hasty steps, the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn: 10 There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreaths its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noon-tide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 pages
...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 listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore... | |
 | William Harmon - Literary Collections - 1998 - 386 pages
...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 listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore... | |
 | William Blake - Art - 2000 - 132 pages
...Contemplation led, Some kindred fpirit lhall inquire thy fate, v Haply fome hoary-headed fwain may fay, ' Oft have we feen him at the peep of dawn, • Brufhing...There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, • That wreathes its old famaftic roots fo high, • His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, ' And... | |
 | Kent Gramm - History - 2001 - 350 pages
...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 listless Length at Noontide wou'd 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... 
