 The living stains which Nature's hand alone, Profuse of life, pours forth upon the stone : For ever growing ; where the common eye Can but the bare and rocky bed descry ; There Science loves to trace her tribes minute, The juiceless foliage, and the tasteless...  The Borough: A Poem in Twenty-four Letters - Page 20by George Crabbe - 1810 - 330 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 402 pages
...hand alone, Profuse of Life, pours forth upon the Stone ; » For ever growing ; where the common Ey« Can but the bare and rocky Bed descry : There Science...perceives them round the surface creep, And while they meety their due distinctions keep ; Mix'd but not blended ; each its name retains, And these are Nature's... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 340 pages
...Profuse of Life, pours forth upon the Stone-, For ever growing; where the common Eye Can but the hare and rocky Bed descry: There Science loves to trace...the surface creep, And while they meet, their due distinction keep ; Mix'd but not blended; each its name retains, And these are Nature's ever-during... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 346 pages
...The living Stains which Nature's hand alone, Profuse of Life, pours forth upon the Stone; For ever growing ; where the common Eye Can but the bare and...There Science loves to trace her Tribes minute, The jniceless foliage, and the tasteless Frnit; There she perceives them round the surface creep, And while... | |
 | George Nelson Smith - 1822 - 272 pages
...The living Stains which Nature's hand alone, Profuse of Life, pours forth vfpon the Stone ; For ever growing ; where the common Eye Can but the bare and...blended ; each its name retains, And these are Nature's ever -during stains. CRABBE. The long, trailing briar, winds round the precipice in serpentine festoons,... | |
 | George Nelson Smith - 1822 - 256 pages
...The living Stains which Nature's hand alone, Profuse of Life, pours forth tfpon the Stone; For ever growing; where the common Eye Can but the bare and...creep, And while they meet, their due distinctions keep ; Mix'd but not blended; each its name retains, And these are Nature's ever-durlng stains. CRABBE.... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 452 pages
...The living stains which Nature's hand alone, Profuse of life, pours forth upon the stone ; For ever growing ; where the common eye Can but the bare and...the surface creep, And while they meet, their due distinction keep ; Mix'd but not blended ; each its name retains, And these are Nature's ever-during... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 450 pages
...perceives them round the surface creep, And while they meet, their due distinction keep ; Mix'd but not blended ; each its name retains, And these are...Form shades like these ?" Pretender, where thy blush ? In three short hours shall thy presuming hand Th' effect of three slow centuries command ?(i) Thou... | |
 | George Johnston - 1829 - 636 pages
...The living stains, which Nature's hand alone, Profuse of life, pours forth upon the stone ; For ever growing ; where the common eye Can but the bare and...creep, And while they meet, their due distinctions keep ; Mix'd but not blended ; each its name retains. And these are Nature's ever-during stains." CKABBI.... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 pages
...The living stains which Nature's hand alone, Profuse of life, pours forth upon the stone : For ever growing ; where the common eye Can but the bare and...round the surface creep, And while they meet their due distinction keep ; Mix'd but not blended ; each its name retains, And these are Nature's ever-during... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 338 pages
...perceives them round the surface creep, And while they meet their due distinction keep ; Mix'd but not blended ; each its name retains, And these are...Form shades like these? Pretender, where thy blush ? (i) In three short hours shall thy presuming hand Th' effect of three slow centuries command ? (2)... | |
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