 Joying to hear the birds' sweet harmony. Which therein shrouded from the tempest dread, Seem'd in their song to scorn the cruel sky. Much can they praise the trees so straight and high, The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall...  The Oriental Herald - Page 5071826Full view - About this book
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...ruffling garments flies behind, Swells in the air, and hovers in the wind. TREES CHARACTERIZED. THEN forth they pass, with pleasure forward led, Joying to hear the birds' sweet harmony, Which, shrowded io that grove from tempests dread, Seein'd in their song to scorn the cruel sky. Much can... | |
 | 1821 - 746 pages
...trees, yclad with summer'« pride, Did spread so broad, that heaven's light did hide. Not pierceable with power of any star ; And all within were paths...alleys wide, With footing worn, and leading inward far; Far harbour that them seems ; so in they enter'd are. And forth they pass, with pleasure forward led,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...trees, yclad with summer's pride. Did spread so broad, they heaven's light did hide, Not pierceable thou kenst little good, So vainly to advance thy...breath, Whose wit is weakness, whose wage is death entrcrt are. And forth they pass, with pleasure forward led, Joying to hear the bird's sweet harmony,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...trees, yelad with summer's pride, Did spread so broad, they heaven's light did hide, Not piereeable with power of any star : And all within were paths...inward far : Fair harbour, that them seems ; so in they entred are. And forth they pass, with pleasure forward led, Joying to hear the birds' sweet harmony,... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1828 - 408 pages
...trees, yclad with summer's pride, Did spread so broad, they heaven's light did hide, Not pierceable with power of any star : And all within were paths...inward far : Fair harbour, that them seems ; so in they entred are. And forth they pass, with pleasure forward led, Joying to hear the birds' sweet harmony,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...trees, yclad with summer's pride, Did spread so broad that they heaven's light did hide, Not piefceable with power of any star: And all within were paths...inward far : Fair harbour, that them seems; so in tney entered are, And forth they pass with pleasure forward led, Joying to hear the birds' sweet harmony,... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...beautifully has Spenser described " Those green-robed senators of mighty woods," the old hoary trees ! " And forth they pass with pleasure forward led, Joying...birds' sweet harmony, Which therein shrouded from the tempests dread, Seemed in their song to scorn the cruel sky. Much can they praise the trees so straight... | |
 | 1840 - 372 pages
...trees, yclad with summer's pride, Did spread so broad, they heaven's light did hide, Not pierceable with power of any star : And all within were paths...birds' sweet harmony, Which therein shrouded from the tempest's dread, Seem'd in their song to scorn the cruel sky. Much can they praise the trees so strait... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 pages
...trees, yclad with summer's pride, Did spread so broad, they heaven's light did hide, Not pierceable with power of any star : And all within were paths...alleys wide, With footing worn, and leading inward far : '"lir harbour, that them seems; so in they entered are. And forth they pass, with pleasure forward... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1842 - 352 pages
...wide, With footing worn, and leading inward far : Fair harbour, that them seems ; so in they entred are. And forth they pass, with pleasure forward led, Joying to hear the bird's sweet harmony, Which therein shrouded from the tempest's dread, Seemed in their song to scorn... | |
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