 Thus sang the uncouth swain to the oaks and rills, While the still Morn went out with sandals gray; He touched the tender stops of various quills, With eager thought warbling his Doric lay; And now the sun had stretched out all the hills, And now was...  The Writings of Henry David Thoreau - Page 269by Henry David Thoreau - 1803Full view - About this book
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...stop's of various quills, With eager thought warbling his Dorick lay. And now the sun had stretched out all the hills, And now was dropped into the western...blue ; To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new. LESSON CL1X. A Tkunder-storin, among the Highlands of Scotland. — WiLSotr. AN enormous thunder-cloud... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 484 pages
...stops of various quills. With eager thought warbling his Doric lay. And now the sun had stretched out all the hills, And now was dropped into the western...blue ; To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new. LESSON CLIX. A Thunder-storm, among the Highlands of Scotland. — WILSON. AN enormous thunder-cloud... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 558 pages
...thought warbling his Doric lay : And now the sun had stretched out all the hill), And now was dropt into the western bay: At last he rose, and twitched...blue ; To-morrow to fresh woods and pastures new. ON THE NEW FORCERS OF CONSCIENCE UNDER THE LONG PARLIAMENT. BECAUSE you have thrown off your prelate... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - Authors, English - 1844 - 422 pages
...thought, warbling his Doric lay: And now the sun had stretched out all the hills. And now was dropt into the western bay ; At last he rose, and twitched...blue : To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new." And all was conscience and tender heart. And so discreet and fair of eloquence, So benigne and so digne... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - Authors, English - 1844 - 382 pages
...his Doric Iny : And now the sun had stretched out all the hills, And now was dropt into the wi-etern bay ; At last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue : To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new." — LYCIDAS. " And all was conscience and tender heart. And no discreet and fair of eloquence, So benigne... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...thought warbl1ng his Doric lay: And now the sun had stretched out all the hills, And now was dropt into the western bay ; At last he rose, and twitched...blue ; To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new. L'ALLEGRO.1 HENCE, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest Midnight born, In Stygian cave forlorn,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 510 pages
...act. This, however, I could not help. I have done as well as I could. APPENDIX. ON MILTON'S LYCIDAS. " At last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue : To-morrow to fresh woods and pastures new." OF all Milton's smaller poems, Lyddas is the greatest favourite with me. I cannot agree to the charge... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1849 - 290 pages
...act. This, however, I could hot help. I have done as well as I could. APPENDIX. ON MILTON'S LYCIDAS. " At last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue : To-morrow to fresh woods and pastures new." OP all Milton's smaller poems, Lyddas is the greatest favourite with me. I cannot agree to the charge... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Acting - 1851 - 360 pages
...their necks out of it. Chanty is cold. EXPLANATIONS — CONVERSATION ON THE DRAMA WITH COLERIDGE. " At last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue ; To-morrow to fresh fields and pastures new." WHT was not this No. XII. instead of No. XI. of the Acted Drama in London... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...thought warbling his Doric lay : And now the sun had stretched out all the hills, And now was dropt into the western bay ; At last he rose, and twitched...blue : To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new. MILTON. ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMRROKE, SISTER TO SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. UNDERNEATH this marble hearse Lies... | |
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