 Gently o'er the accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even-song; And, missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold...  Chambers's English readers, ed. by J.M.D. Meiklejohn - Page 301publié par - 1880Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak; 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee chauntreß of the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen 65 On the... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...the rugged brow of Night, WhileCynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' aecustom'd oak ; 60 Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most...hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen 65 On the dry smooth-shaven green, Xo behold the wand'ring moon, Riding near her highest noon, Like... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee chauntress of the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pages
...meam two oxen. " Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of foil}',. Most musical, most melancholy I . Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo to hear...even-song, And missing thee, I walk unseen, On the dry smooth shaven green,. To behold the wand'ring moon Riding near her highest noon, 63 Like one that had... | |
 | 1803 - 376 pages
...! most melancholy ! " Thee, chauntress, off, the woods among, " I woo to hear thy evening song ; " And missing thee, I walk unseen " On the dry smooth.shaven green, " To behold the wand'ring moon, " Riding near her highest noon, . " Like one that had been led astray, " Thro' the... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...oak ; Sweet hird, that shunn'st the noise of folly. Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy even-song;...thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To hehold the wand'ring moon Riding near her highest noon, Like one that had heen led astray Through the... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...the rugged brow of Night , While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke , Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird , that shunn'st the noise of Folly , Most musical , most melancholy I Thee , chauntress , oft the wowls among , I woo to hear thy evening song: And , missing thee , I... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, v...\>.t. melancholy ! Thee, chautress, oft the woods among, 1 woo to hear thy even-song; And, missing thee, I walk...unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wand'ring ruoon Hiding near her highest noon, Like one that had been led astray Through the heaven's... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, "While Cynthia checks her dragon-yoke, Gently o'er lh' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chaunlress, oil the woods among, J wco to hear thy ev'ning song : And missing thee, I walk unsten On... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak : Sweet bird that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy...Thee chauntress oft the woods among I woo to hear ihy even-song ; And missing thee, I wall: unseen On the dry smooth -shaven green, To behold the wand'ring... | |
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