| Richard Warner - 1803 - 702 pages
...„ For with the year „Seasons return; but not to us return „D»y, nor the sweet approach of cv'n or morn,' • . Or sight of vernal bloom , or summer's...„Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; „But clouds instead, and ever during dark „Surround us; from the cheerful ways of men »Cut off, and,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...withdraws, I am to haste Homeward. Milton. SHA'DY. adj. [from shade."] i. Full of shade ; mildly gloomy. The wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. J^Tihom. , Stretch'd at ease you sing your happy loves, And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. Dryden.... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...1'iresias, and Phineas, prophets old; Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest...with the year Seasons return; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach ofev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...Tiresias and Phineus prophets old : '1 hen feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest...covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year 40 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 318 pages
...To linii thy piercing ray, but fmd no dawn.* ' And a little after. * Season? return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or nocks or herds, or human luce divine; l}ut cloud instead, and ever-during dark. Surround me : from... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 316 pages
...To find thy piercing ray, but find no dawn." ' And a little after. " Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn,...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and evcr-during dark, Surround me : from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge... | |
| William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...Tiresias, and Phirteue, prophets old: Then feed on droughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest...with the year Seasons return: but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal Wooro, or swnjner's rose, Or flocks,... | |
| James Hurdis - 1810 - 358 pages
...love of sacred song ; to us Displaying nature, and the blissful scenes Of Paradise, though not to him returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn,...summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine. Sweet bard, that bears us softly now, and, smooth As that umvrinkled flood that slowly winds... | |
| 1810 - 482 pages
...AndTiresiasand Phineus prophets old: Theu feed on thoughts that voluntary move Harmonious numbers •, as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest...nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, hut not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with Ihe year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight... | |
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