... plain I met a wandering fair ; The look of sorrow, lovely still, she bore ; Loose flow'd the soft redundance of her hair, And on her brow a flowery wreath she wore. Oft stooping as she stray'd, she cull'd the pride Of every plain ; she pillag'd every... The history of Netterville, a chance pedestrian - Page 206by Netterville (fict.name.) - 1802 - 300 pagesFull view - About this book
| Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...wore. Oft stooping as she stray 'd, she cull'd the pride Of every plain ; she pillag'd every grove ! The fading chaplet daily she supply'd, And still her...the poor lymphatic stray'd; Seem'd with her air her accent to conspire, When, as wild fancy taught her, thus she said: Hear me, dear youth! oh hear a hapless... | |
| William Shenstone, Thomas Park - 1808 - 342 pages
...she cull'd the pride Of every plain; she pillag'd every grove! The fading chaplet daily she supplied, And still her hand some various garland wove. Erroneous...the poor lymphatic stray'd; Seem'd with her air her accent to conspire, When as wild Fancy taught her, thus she said: ' Hear me, dear youth, oh! hear an... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...wore. Oft stooping ax she stray'd. she cull'd the pride Of every plain; she pillag'd every grove ! The fading chaplet daily she supply'd, And still her...fancy shap'd her wild attire; From Bethlem's walls thepoor lymphatic stray'd -. Seem'd with her air her accent to conspire, When, as wild fancy taught... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...as she stray'd, she cull'd the pride Of every plain ; she pillag'd every grove ! The fading ohaplet daily she supply'd, And still her hand some various...fancy shap'd her wild attire; From Bethlem's walls thepoor lymphatic stray'd; Seem'd with her air her accent to conspire, When, as wild fancy taught her,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...she wore. Oft stooping as she stray'd, she cull'd the pride Of every plain; shepillag'd every grove ! The fading chaplet daily she supply'd, And still her hand some various garland wove. F.rroncous fancy shap'd her wild attire; From liethlem swallsthepoor lymphatic stray'd ; Seem'd with... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 386 pages
...cull'd the pride Of every plain ; she pillag'd every grove : The fading chaplet daily she supplied, And still her hand some various garland wove. Erroneous...the poor lymphatic stray'd ; Seem'd with her air her accent to conspire, When as wild Fancy taught her, thus she said : " Hear me, dear youth, oh! hear... | |
| 1831 - 426 pages
...wore. Oft stooping as she stray'd, she cull'd the pride Of every plain; she pillaged every grove ! The fading chaplet daily she supply'd, And still her hand some various garland wove. Erroneous Fancy shaped her wild attire : From Bethlem's walls the poor lunatic stray'd ; Seem'd with her air her accents... | |
| William Shenstone, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 324 pages
...chaplet daily she supplied, And still her hand some various garland wove. 9 Erroneous Fancy shaped her wild attire: From Bethlem's walls the poor lymphatic stray'd ; Seem'd with her air, her accent, to conspire, When, as wild Fancy taught her, thus she said : 10 " Hear me, dear Youth ! oh,... | |
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