 There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. 'Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, Mutt'ring his wayward fancies...  The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray - Page 120by Thomas Gray - 1804 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, * His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, ' And pore upon the brook that babbles by. ' Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies ke would rove ; 4 Now drooping, woeful wan, like... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo ' high, * His liftlefs length at noontide would he « ftretch, ' And pore upon the brook that babbles by.' ' Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, c Muttering his wayward fancies he would ' rove ; * Now drooping, woeful, wan,... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...would he ftretch, ' And pore upon the Brook that babbles by. •Hard ' Hard by yon Wood, now fmiling as in Scorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward Fancies he would rove ; ' Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, ' Or craz'd with Care, or crofs'd in hopeleis Love • One Morn I mifs'd... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1789 - 454 pages
...„That wreathe« its old fantaftic roots fo high, „His liftlefs length at noontide would he ftretch, „And pore upon the brook that babbles by. „Hard by yon wood, now imiling as in fcorn, „Muttring his wayward fancies he would rove; „Now drooping, woeful, wan, like... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 428 pages
...That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, " His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, " Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he wou'd rove ; n Now drooping, woeful wan, like... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
..., That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch; And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Hard by yon wood , now finiling , as in fcorn , Mutt' ring his. wayward fancies, he would rove; Now drooping, woeful wan,... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...That writhes its old fantaflic roots fo high, ' His lifllefs length at noon-tide would he flretch, ' And pore upon the brook that babbles by. ' Hard by yon wood, now fmiling, a< in feorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies, he would rove ; ' Now drooping, woeful wan,... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, « His liftlefs length at noontide would he ftretch, • And pore upon the brook that babbles by. • Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in feorn, 105 • Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he wo del rove, ' Now drooping, woeful wan,... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...That wreathes its old fantaftic root fo high, " His liftlefs length at noontide would he ftretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now failing as in fcorn, " Mutt'ring his wayward fancies, he would rove ; " Now drooping, woeful wan !... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, " His listless length at noon-tide would he stretch, " And pore upon the .brook that babbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, " Mutt'ringhiswaywardfancies, he wouldrove; " Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, " Orcraz'd... | |
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