 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1834 - 394 pages
...Dear as these eyes that weep in fondness o'er thee." Gray tells us that the image of his " Bard" " Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed like a METEOR to the troubled air," was taken from a picture of the Supreme Being by Raphael. It is, however, remarkable, and somewhat... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1837 - 110 pages
...couched his quivering lance. N 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...Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. " Hark, how each giant-oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee, oh king ! their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1837 - 534 pages
...not excepted. (>> 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 Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled airj And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 582 pages
...eyes the Poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled airj And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. ' Hark how eacli giant-oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee, O King I... | |
 | Songs, English - 1840 - 652 pages
...Basses.) ON a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in a sable garble of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor through the troubled air, And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pages
...quivering lance. I. 2. 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) Ver. 11. of Snowdon's shaggy side} Snowdon was a name... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 pages
...fallen angels. 537. The following passage of Gray has been quoted as an imitation of this : " Loose hie beard, and hoary hair, Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air." I think the following passage in Campbell's " Pleasures of Hope" is much more appropriate : — " Where... | |
 | Edward Parry - Wales - 1843 - 252 pages
...o'er old Comvy's fuaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe With haggard eyes the poet stood.Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to...prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre !" Passing by the Abbey, theoccasional seat of Ld.Newborongb, and Bodnod, the seat of W. Haumer, Esq.,... | |
 | Edward Parry - Wales - 1843 - 244 pages
...a very pleasing sight. " On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conwy's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe With haggard eyes the poet stood. Loose his board and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air, And with a master's hand and prophet's... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of wo, ored, Forth came the conquering sun and looked abroad...on the tongue, Too strong for utterance. Thus the hi» lyre. ' Hark, how each giant oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath... | |
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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 Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a Master's hand, and Prophet's... 
