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. By fairy hands their knell is... The British poetical miscellany - Page 7by British poetical miscellany - 1800Full view - About this book
| Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 356 pages
...feet have ever trod. *y fairy hands their knell is rang, By forms unfeen their dirge is fung ; There HONOUR comes, a PILGRIM grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their clay, And FREEDOM fhall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping HERM i T there ! ODE ODE to EVENING. [By the Same.'] IF ought... | |
| 1757 - 736 pages
...fpring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck the hallow'd mould } She there fhall drefs a fweeter fed. Than fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their...knell is rung ; By forms unfeen their dirge is fung : Honour fhall come, a pilgrim grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their clay j And freedom fhall awhile... | |
| 1758 - 352 pages
...bleft \ When Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there fliall drefs a fweeter fod, Than FANCY'S feet have ever trod. By...their knell is rung, By forms unfeen their dirge is fang ; There HONOUR comes, a PILGRIM grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their clay, And FREEDOM fliall... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pages
...Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their halloWd mold, She there mall drcfs a fweeter foil, Than FANCY'S feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forma unfeen their dirge is fung ; There HONOUR comes, a PILGRIM grey, To blefs the turf that wraps... | |
| William Collins, John Langhorne - 1765 - 200 pages
...feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unfeen their dirge is fung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To blefs the turf that...a-while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO MERCY. STROPHE. Thou, who flt'ft a foiling bride By Valour's arm'd and awful fide, Gentleft of fky-born... | |
| William Collins, John Langhorne - 1765 - 210 pages
...bleft ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there fhall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By...knell is rung, By forms unfeen their dirge is fung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom Ihall a-while... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 392 pages
...bleft ! When Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there mall drefs a fweeter fod, Than FANCY'S feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms tinfeen their dirge is fung ; There HONOUR comes, a PILGRIM grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their... | |
| 1765 - 396 pages
...bleft I When Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there fhall drefs a fweeter fod, Than FANCY'S feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, v By forms unfeen their dirge is fung ; There HONOUR comes, a PILGRIM grey, To blefs the turf that... | |
| Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...bleft ! When Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there fhall drefs a fweeter fod, Than FANCY'S feet have ever trod. By...knell is rung, By forms unfeen their dirge is fung ; There HONOUR comes, a PILGRIM grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their clay, And FREEDOM mall awhile... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1768 - 642 pages
...! When fpringj with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, , She there fhall drefs a fweeter fod, • . • Than fancy's feet have ever...trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unfeen-their dirge is fung : There honour comes a pilgrim grey, To blefs the turf that wraps their... | |
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