...mountain, and was loft in the river that rolled at its feet. On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er cold Conway's foaming flood ; Robed in the sable garb of...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 fire Struck the...

...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...prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. " Ruin seize thee, ruthless king ! Confusion on thy banners wait ; Tho' fanned by conquest's crimson...

...occur among Gray's poems, but the lines which seem to bear the closest resemblance to this painter: On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's...hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air)1 were suggested in fact by a picture of Raphael's, as Gray's note testifies. Collins is generally...

...me not, nor yet themselves." NUMBER IV. The Bard, from Gray. "On a rock, whose haughty brow "Frown'd o'er old Conway's foaming flood, "Robed in the sable...hair "Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air. "Weave the warp, and weave the woof, "The winding sheet of Edward's race." Weaving the winding sheet...

...Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards) had a strong imaginative currency for a long time: On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's...Prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. These 'deep sorrows' struck a note which vibrated through the remaining decades of the eighteenth century....

...companions, the bard prophesies the doom of Edward and his entire line: On a rock, whose haughty brow Frown'd o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable...hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air. Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding sheet of Edward's race.88 The effect of the bard's...

...save thy secret soul from nightly fears, From Cambria's curse, from Cambria's tears!' (1. 6—8) 3 aBoCo; FaBoN@v . (1. 1-4) 4 Modred, whose magic song Made huge Plinlimmon bow his cloud-topped head. (1. 5-6) 5 '"Weave...

...material — with suitable Snowdonia scenery: O« a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway 's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With...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 fire, Struck...

...Edward III, avenger of his father Edward II, as the scourge [Fig. 42] utilizes Gray's description: Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes...stood; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Stream'd, like meteors, to the troubled air). In his illustration, Blake transferred the meteor image from the hair...

...Gray's "The Bard," a poem that would deeply impress Blake, the titular hero does cut a prophetic figure: On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's...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 fire, Struck...