 | William Collins - 1804 - 166 pages
...their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow M mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...•WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746. HOW sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest ? When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung : There Honour comes, a pilgrim... | |
 | Salomon Gessner - German poetry - 1805 - 332 pages
...language of poetry in the following beautiful lines : When Spring with dewy fingers cold Returnstodeck their hallow'd mould; She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. T. + Cain alludes to his dream in this reflection, from which he seems inclined to derive, if possible,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 1746, sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their Country's wishes bleat 1 When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to...dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fair)' hands their knell is rang ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim... | |
 | Columbia County (N.Y.) - 1804 - 450 pages
...their country's wishes blest ! When spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow 'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. " By fairy hands their knell is rung, • ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honor comes,... | |
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 pages
...Written in the Year 1746. JO-OW deep the hrave, who fink to reft By all their country's wi(hes hleft ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there (hall drefs a fweeter (oil, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. There Honour conies, a pilgrim grey,... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowM mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...their country's wishes blest? When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow VI mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By -forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1746. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung , There Honour com*s, a pilgrim... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...sleep the hrave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes hlest! When Spring, with dewy lingers cold. Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there...dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge a song; There Honour comes, • pilgrim... | |
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How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest ? When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. 
