With him was sometimes join'd, in silent walk, (Profoundly silent, for they never spoke) One* shyer still, who quite detested talk : Oft, stung by spleen, at once away he broke, To groves of pine, and broad o'ershadowing oak ; There, inly thrill'd, he... Dictionary of national biography, ed. by L. Stephen (and S. Lee). [With ... - Page 95by Dictionary - 1885Full view - About this book
| John Aikin - Biography - 1799 - 582 pages
...walk (Profoundly silent — for tho^ never spoke) One shyer still, who quite detested talk; Oft itung by spleen, at once away he broke To groves of pine,...broad o'ershadowing oak, There, inly thrill'd, he vrander'd all alone, And on himself his pensive fury wroke : He never utter'd word, save when urst... | |
| James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...thousand great ideas fill'd his mind; But with the clouds they fled, and left no trace behind. LX. With him was sometimes join'd, in silent walk, (Profoundly...at once away he broke, To groves of pine, and broad o'ershading oak; There, inly thrill'd, he wander'd all alone, And on himself his pensive fury wroke,... | |
| James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 pages
...thousand great ideas fill'd his mind : But with the clouds they fled, and left no trace behind. LX. With him was sometimes join'd, in silent walk, (Profoundly...talk ; Oft stung by spleen, at once away he broke, To gro\ es of pine and broad o'ershadowing oak ; There inly thrill'd, he wander'd all alone, And on himself... | |
| James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 pages
...thousand great ideas fill'd his mind; But with the clouds they fled, and left no trace behind. LX. With him was sometimes join'd, in silent walk, (Profoundly...spleen, at once away he broke, To groves of pine, and btoad o'ershading oak , There, inly thrill'd, he wander'd all alone, And on himself his pensive fury... | |
| Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...Ten thousand great ideas fill'd his mind ; But with the clouds they fled, and left no trace behind. With him was sometimes join'd, in silent walk, (Profoundly...quite detested talk : Oft, stung by spleen, at once he broke, To groves of pine, and broad o'ershadowing oak ; There, Inly thrill'd, he wander'd all alone,... | |
| American literature - 1808 - 356 pages
...following lines in Thomsort's " Castle of Indolence" are said to have been meant for his portraiture : — With him was sometimes join'd, in; silent walk (Profoundly silent — for they never spoke), Qne shver still, who quite detested talk; Oft, stung by spleen, at once away he - broke, To groves... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...clonds they fled,and left no trace behind! With him was sometimes join'd in silent walk CProfoundly silent, for they never spoke) One shyer still, who...of pine, and broad o'ershadowing oak ; There, inly tlirili'd, he wander'd all alone, And on himself his pensive fury wroke, Nt- ever utter' d word, save... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...fill'd his mind; Bnt with the clouds they fiVd, and left no trace behind. With him wassBinetihiPsjoln'd in silent walk (Profoundly silent, for they never spoke) One shyer "still, who tjuite detested talk : Oft, stung hv spleen, at once away he broke Togrovesof p'ine.andbroado'ersliartowingoali... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...Ten thousand great ideas ull'd his mind ; But with the clouds they fled, and left no trace behind. With him was sometimes join'd, in silent walk, (Profoundly...broad o'ershadowing oak ; There, inly thrill'd, he wandcr'd all alone, And on himself his pensive fury wroke, Ne ever uttcr'd word, save when first shone... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
..., But with the clouds they fled, and left no tracebehind. With him was sometimes join'd, in sil»nt walk, (Profoundly silent, for they never spoke) One...at once away he broke, To groves of pine, and broad o'ersbadowing oak; There, inly thrill'd, he wander'd all alone, And on himself hh pensive fury wroke,... | |
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