 | Collection - 1758 - 394 pages
...nodding beech ' That wreathes its old fantaftick roots fo high, ' His liftlefs length at noon-tide wou'd he ftretch, ' And pore upon the brook that babbles by. ' Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcora, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he wou'd rove ; ' Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - Dialect poetry, Scottish - 1759 - 168 pages
...nodding beech ' That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, ' His liftlefs length at noontide woii'd he ftretch, ' And pore upon the brook that babbles by. ' Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, ' Mutt'i ing MS wayward fancies he would rove, ' Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, ' Or craz'd... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - English poetry - 1762 - 308 pages
...properabat faepius ortum, Summaque tendebat per juga laetus iter. Sa,pe " There at the foot of younder nodding beech " That wreathes its old fantaftic roots...babbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, " Mutt' ring his wayward fancies he wou'd rove ; " Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, " Or... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 414 pages
...away * To meet the fun upon the upland lawn. * There at the foot of yonder nodding beech * That rears its old fantaftic roots fo high, * His liftlefs length...ftretch, * And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Hard ' Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he would rove ; * Now... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...away, To meet the fun upon the upland lawn. There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wriths its old fantaftic roots fo high, His liftlefs length...ftretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Hrud by yon wood, now fmiling, as in fcorn, Mutt'ring his wayward fancies, he wou'd rove ; Now Now... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 pages
...dawn «' Brufhing with hafty fteps the dews away, " To meet the Sun upon the upland lawn. 26. • *' There at the foot of yonder nodding beech " That wreathes...And pore upon the brook that babbles by. «< Hard \ •7« " S*pe iftam affuetus prope fylvam errare, fuperbum •» 11 Ridens nefcio quid; nunc multa... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1770 - 402 pages
...lines their artlefs tale relate ; , If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred Spirit mall inquire thy fate, Haply fome hoary-headed fwain may...ftretch, • And pore upon the brook that babbles by. A 3 < Hard * Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he would rove... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1772 - 60 pages
...There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fohigh, His liillefs length at noontide Would he ftretch, And pore upon...by yon wood now fmiling as in fcorn , Mutt'ring his w ay ward fancies he would rove > Now drooping, woeful wan , like one forlorn , Or craz'd vvith care... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...fun upon the upland lawn. There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantallic roots fo high, His liftlefs length at noon-tide would...babbles by. Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, Muu'ring his wayward fancies he wou'd rove ; Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, Or craz'd... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1775 - 664 pages
...yonder nodding beach, That wreathes its old fantadic roots fo high, His lilHels length at noon tide would he ftretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, Muttering his wayward fancies, he would rove. Ivlr. Gray had great excellence in'Latin poetry, as a... | |
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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. 
