 Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn, As oft he rises, 'midst the twilight path Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum: Now teach me, maid composed, To breathe some softened strain, Whose numbers, stealing through thy darkening vale,...  The Poetical Works of Mr. William Collins - Pagina 67door William Collins - 1802 - 124 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Collins - 1804 - 168 pagina’s
...teach me, maid compos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers stealing through thy darkening vale, May not unseemly with its stillness suit, As, musing slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return !" But whatever were the numbers, or the versification of this ode, the imagery and enthusiasm it contains... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - 166 pagina’s
...teach me, maid compos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers stealing through thy darkening vale, May not unseemly with its stillness suit, As, musing slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return !" But whatever were the numbers, or the versification of this ode, the imagery and enthusiasm it contains... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pagina’s
...some softeu'd strain, Whose numbers, stealing through thy darken'd • vale, May not unseemly wii It its stillness suit, As, musing slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return I For when thy fuldingrstar arising shows fib paly circlet, at his warning lamp The fragrant hours,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pagina’s
...maid compost. To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers, stealing through thydark'ning vale, Slay not unseemly with its stillness suit ; As, musing...slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return ! For when thy holding-star arising shows His paly circlet, at his warning lump The fragrant Hours, and Elves Who... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...hum : Now teach me, maid compos'd, To breathe some softened strain, Whose numbers stealing through thy dark'ning vale, May not unseemly with its stillness...slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return For when thy folding star arising shows His paly circlet, at his warming lamp The fragrant Hours, and Elves Who... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pagina’s
...teach me, maid compos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers stealing through thy darkening vale, May not unseemly with its stillness suit, As,...slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return ! For when thy folding star arising shows His paly circlet, at his warning lamp The fragrant hours, and elves Who... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pagina’s
...borne in heedless hum ; Now teach me, maid compos'd, Whose numbers, stealing through thy darkening vale, May not unseemly with its stillness suit ; As...slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return! For when thy holding-star arising shows His paly circlet, at his warning lamp The fragrant Hours, and Elves 'Who... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 pagina’s
...compos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers, stealing through thy dark'ning vate, May pot unseemly with its stillness suit ; As, musing slow, I hail Thy genial lovM return ! For when thy folding-star arising shews His paly circlet, at his warning lamp The fragrant... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 pagina’s
...teach me, maid compus'd, To hreathe some soften'd strain, Whosenumhers, stealing through thy darkening vale, May not unseemly with its stillness suit. As, musing slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return i For when thy folding-star arising shows His paly circlet, at his warning lamp The fragrant hours,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pagina’s
...maid compos'd, To breathe some boften'd strain, [vale, Whose numbers, stealing through thy darkening May not unseemly with its stillness suit, As, musing slow, I hail Thy genial lov'd return !" But whatever were the numbers, or the versification >f this ode, the imagery and enthusiasm it contains... | |
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