... 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 upon the brook that babbles by. English and Scottish Sketches - Page 105by Oliver Prescott Hiller - 1857 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...* And pore upon the brook that babbles by, * Hard by yon wood, now fmiljng as in fcorn, 'Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he. would rove; ' Now drooping, woful wan, like one forlorn, ' Or craz'd with care, or crofs'd in hopelefs love. ' One morn I mifs'd him on the cuftom'd hill, c Along... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...ftrctch, " And pore upon the brook that bubble* by. " Hard by-yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, " Muttering his wayward fancies he would rove, " Now drooping woful wan, like one forlorn, " Or craz'd with care, or crofs'd in hopelefs love. " One morn I mifs'd him on the cuftom'd hill, " Along... | |
| Thomas Gray - Elegiac poetry, English - 1798 - 130 pages
...brook that babbles by. 104 " Hard by yon' wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, " Mutt'ring his v.'ayward fancies, he would rove ; " Now drooping, woful wan ! like one forlorn, " Or cras'd with care, or crofs'd iu hopelefs love. 108 " One morn I mifs'd him on the cuilom'd iiiil, "... | |
| Mary Anne Neri - Gothic fiction (Literary genre) - 1804 - 310 pages
...length at noon-tide "would hcstrctchi And pore upon the brook that bubbles by. Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, Muttering his wayward fancies he would rove, Now drooping woeful wan, like one forlorn,. Or craz'd with care, or cross'd in hopeless love." GHAY-. Viola entered... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...length at noontide would lie stretch, And pore upon the brook that hubbies by. " Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, Muttering his wayward fancies...rove, Now drooping woful wan, like one forlorn, Or craz'd with care, or cross'd in hopeless love. " One morn I miss'd him on the custom'd hill, Along... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...\юге upon the brook that bubbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, Muttering hi« wayward fancies he would rove, Now drooping woful wan, like one forlorn, Or craz'd with care, or cruss'd in hopeless love. " One morn I miss'd him on the cnstom'd hill, Along... | |
| Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...length at noon-tide would he stretch, " And pore upon the brook that bubbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, " Muttering his wayward fancies he would rove, " Now drooping woeful wan, like one forlorn, " Or craz'd with care, or cross'd in hopeless love. " One morn I miss'd... | |
| English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...length at noontide would he stretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, " Muttering his wayward fancies,...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... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
..." And pore upon the brook that bubbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, " Mutt'ring his wayward fancies, he would rove; " Now drooping, woful wan, like one forlorn, " Or craz'd with care, or cross'd in hopeless love. " One morn I miss'd him on th' accustom'd hill, " Along... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. " Hard by you wood, now smiling as in scorn. Muttering his wayward fancies he would rove, Now droopmg, woful, wan, like one forlorn. Or crazed with care, or cross'dm hopeless love. " One morn I... | |
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