 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...Critical Essays, Svo. 1785.] JL HE Curfew tolls the knell of parting day (k), The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods...and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...which he supposes to be employed on the occasion." 1 HE Curfew tolls the knell of parting day (r), The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman...and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...reigns. AN ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD. GRAY. THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman...leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimm'ring landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...CHAP. X. Elegy -written in a Country Church" . Yard. JL HE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o^er the lea ; The ploughman...where the beetle wheels his drony flight, And drowsy tinkling* lull the distant folds ; Save that from yonder ivy-mantled tow'r , The mopeing owl does to... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...occasion." See Scott's Critical Essays, 8~no. 1785.] THE Curfew tolls the knell of parting day, r The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman...and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, r The Curfeia tolls the knell of parting day, squilla... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds; Save...yonder ivy-mantled tower, The moping owl does to the onoon complain Of such, as wandering near her secret '• bower, Molest her ancient solitary reign.... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the heetle wheels his drony flight. And drowsy tinklings lull...distant folds; Save that, from yonder ivy-mantled tow'r, The moping owl does to the moon complain Of such as, wandering near her sacred how'r, Molest... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er ihe lea, The plowinau homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering...wheels his drony flight, And drowsy tinklings lull ihe distant folds; Save that, from yonder ivy mantled tow'r, The moping owl does to the moon complain... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...CHURCH-YARD. (GRAY.J THE Curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, 1 he ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the gliinm'ring" landscape on the sight,. And all the air a solemn stillness holds ; Save where the beetle... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds : Save...from yonder ivy-mantled tower, The moping owl does to the•moon complain Of such as, wand'ring near her secret bower, Molest her ancient solitary reign.... | |
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THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness... 
