 Piety displays Her mouldering roll, the piercing eye explores New manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the pensive bard his pictured stores. Nor rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strown with flowers.  Public Characters - Pagina 2581805Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Warton - 1777 - 108 pagina’s
...explores New manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the penfive bard his pidlur'd ftores. Nor rough, nor barren, are the winding ways .• Of hoar Antiquity, but ftrown with flowers. WRITTEN AT STONEHENGE. J. H 0 U nobleft monument of Albion's ifle ! Whether by... | |
 | 1795 - 766 pagina’s
...explores Nf iv manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the penfive bard his piftur'd (lores. Nor rough, nor barren, are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but itrown with flowers." [Warton, Sonnet III.] Bcfides this, which is chiefly matter of curiofity, it... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1802 - 394 pagina’s
...explores 10 New manners, and the pomp of elder days, . Whence culls the penfive bard his pidlur'd ftores. Nor rough, nor barren, are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but ftrown with flowers. V. 5. Henry's fiercer rage.] DifTolution of the monafteries under Henry VIII.... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1802 - 396 pagina’s
...with flowers. V. j. Henry's fiercer rage.] Diflblution of the monaftcries under Henry VIII. V. 13. Nor rough, nor barren, are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but ftrown with flowers.] In Eptftlefrom Thomas Hearn, ver. 16 : The Mufes at thy call would crowding come... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 464 pagina’s
...their attention deeply engaged. -The piercing eye explores New manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the pensive bard his pictur'd stores!...barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strown with flowers." In 1770, his 43d year, he published from the Clarendon press his celebrated edition... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 pagina’s
...explores New manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the pensive bard his pictur'd store* ! Nor rough, nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strewn with flowers." In 1770, his 43d year, he published from the Clarendon press his celebrated edition of Theocritus in two... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagina’s
...piercingeye explores New manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the pensive bard Ins pictur d stores. Nor rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but strewn with flow rs. Written at Stonehenge. THOU noblest monument of Albion's isle! WhetherbyMerlin'said, from... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1817 - 882 pagina’s
...Warton or a Whitaker can throw over the darkest and dreariest landscape, may convince the reader, that " Nor rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but strewn with flowers. "The Author is indebted to the kindness of many valued friends for a large portion of the MS collections... | |
 | 1828 - 964 pagina’s
...subscribers, through the parish, feeling at every step the truth of the motto to this volume :— " Nor rude nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strewn with flowera." Before we go farther, indulge us in one little remark; namely, that we wonder why clergymen... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 pagina’s
...explores New manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the pensive bard his pictur'd stores. Not rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but strewn with flowers." Sonnet. Written at Stonthenge. " Thou noblest monument of Albion's isle, Whether, by Merlin's aid,... | |
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