 On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's...  North Wales ... delineated from two excursions - Page 307by William Bingley - 1814 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Cumberland - Conduct of life - 1790 - 330 pages
...Cvniuafs foaming flood, Rob'd in thefafclc garb ofnuoe, Witb haggard eyes the PoetJIocd; (Loofe bis beard and hoary hair Stream' d like a meteor to the troubled air,) And ivith a maker's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep farrows of his lyre. " Let the living mufcs... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - Conduct of life - 1798 - 326 pages
...Con-way-s foaming flood, Ro&'d in the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet jiooii; (Loofe his beard and hoary hair ' Stream' d like a meteor to the troubled air,) .• dnd -with a mafter'i hand and prophet'sjire , Struck the deep forrtnus of his lyre. ** Let the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...couch'd his quiv'ring lance. I. 2. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair (I) Stream'd,likeameteor(flz,),to the troubled air) [3] (i) Stout Glo'ster stood aghast Gilbert dc... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...couch'd his quiv'ring lance. I. 2. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair (I) Stream'd,likeameteorfm^, to the troubled air) [13] (i) Stout Glo'ster stood aghast Gilbert de Clare,... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming llr,:>e , Rob'd in the sable garb of wo, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air) And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...— On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb.of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...introductory picture of his bard : 9s *-58<-fe whose haughty brow frowns o'er old Conway^s foaming flood, rob'd in the sable garb of woe, with haggard eyes the poet stood, (loose his beard and hoary hair stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air '.) and with a Poet's hand and Prophet's fire. struck the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...couch'd his quiv'ring lance. I. 2. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; mountainous tract which the Welsh themselves call Craigian-eryri : it included all the highlands... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...introductory picture of his Bard, na rock, whose haughty brow, Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, I.oh'il in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air T) And with a Poet's hand and Prophet's fire, Struck the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...quiv'ring lance. I. 2. Ou a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming Rood, Rob'd in tlie sable garb of Woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hairj Streara'd like a meteor to the troubled air§.) And with a master's hand and prophet's tke Struck... | |
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