 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 378 pages
...lonely contemplation led, 95 Some kindred spirit shall enquire thy fate, — Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep...the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn : 100 Var. V. 92. E'en, live] And, glow. Ms. M. and W. V. 92. " Awake and faithful to her wonted fires."... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1851 - 472 pages
...chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply, some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him, at the peep...the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. u There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | William Enfield, James Pycroft - 1851 - 422 pages
...chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, ' Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, ' Brushing with hasty steps the dew away, ' To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " Hard by yon wood, now smiling' as iri scorn, "... | |
 | English language - 1851 - 278 pages
...chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, Brushing with hasty steps the dew away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1851 - 468 pages
...tale relate If, chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, " Oft have we seen him, at the peep of dawn, Brushing, with hasty steps, the dews away, Haply, some hoary-headed swain may say, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " There, at the foot... | |
 | English literature - 1852 - 460 pages
...chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him, at the peep...dews away, ^ < To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. 1' " There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantasti&jroots so high, His... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1853 - 368 pages
...lonely contemplation led, x Some kindred spirit shall enquire thy fate, — Haply some hoary-headed swam may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn...the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn : MO Var. V. 92. E'en, /iiie] And, glow. Ms. M. and W. V. 92. " Awake and faithful to her wonted fires."... | |
 | George Johnston, George Tate - Botany - 1853 - 444 pages
...blade Droops with a diamond on its head." — R. BURNS, It reminds us also of Gray and his Elegy : " Oft have we seen him, at the peep of dawn, Brushing,...the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn; " but our Herds, who are not poetical, complain that the bespangled grass then weets their " shoon... | |
 | G. H. Wood - 1853 - 302 pages
...THOUGHTS ON CERTAIN LINES IN GRAY'S "ELEGY." 'T is vastly sweet to read what poets say Of early risers, at the peep of dawn, " Brushing, with hasty steps,...dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn." But still I differ with the rural Muse, Nor think it wise to wander in wet grass, Except well clad... | |
 | Free Public Library (New Bedford, Mass.) - 1853 - 906 pages
...body, by the simplicity and regularity of his habits. Many could say of him, until within a year, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, Brushing with hasty steps the dews away. " We shall see him no more. But it was a happiness to know him ; it is a pleasure to remember him.... | |
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Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, ' Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the dews away To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. 
