Softly on my eyelids laid ; And, as I wake, sweet music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or the unseen Genius of the wood. The Spectator - Page 200edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wi'ngs in aery stream Of lively portraiture display 'd, Softly on my eye-lids laid. And as I wake, sweet music breathe Above, about, or underneath, , Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...they keep, . Eiilire the dewy-feather'd sleep: And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display'd, Softly...music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th" unseen genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...iteep, Entice the dewy-feather'd Sleep ; And let some strange, mysterious dream Wave at his wings, in airy stream Of lively portraiture display'd, Softly on my eyelids laid ; And as I wake, sweet mu&ic breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit, to mortals good, Or tlr unseen genius... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...thro' a fleecy cloud. " Then let some strange mysterious dream " Wave .with his wings in airy stream. u Of lively portraiture display'd, " Softly on my eye.lids laid: " And as I wake, sweet music breathe " Sent by some spirit to mortals good, " Or th' unseen genius of the wood." ' I reflected then upon... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...keep , Entice the dewy-feather' d sleep: And let some strange mysterious dream , Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display'd , Softly...music breathe Above , about , or underneath , Sent by some spirit to mortals good ^ Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk... | |
| John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display'd, Softly...music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some Spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk... | |
| Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display'd, Softly...music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some Spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk... | |
| American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...either sense, to wave an airy stream of lively portraiture display'd, is vague and without meaning. And as I wake, sweet music breathe) Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good Or th' uneven genius of the wood. This isa luminous thought. M ilton fostered... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display'd. Softly...music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genins of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...they keep, Entice the dewy-feather' d sleep : And let- some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display'd, Softly on my eye-lids laid. And as 1 wake, sweet music breathe, Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th'... | |
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