 When now the young are rear'd, and when the old, Lost to the tie, grow negligent and cold— Far to the left he saw the huts of men, Half hid in mist, that hung upon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for the sea, Took their short flights, and...  The works of ... George Crabbe - Page 192by George Crabbe - 1820Full view - About this book
 | 1903 - 606 pages
...flights, and twittered on the lea ; And near the bean-sheaf stood, the harvest done, And slowly blackened in the sickly sun ; All these were sad in nature, or they took Sadness from him. . . .' Or this, resembling Thomson, but closer to nature : — ' High o'er the restless deep, above... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 248 pages
...tie, grow negligent and cold — Far to the left he saw the huts of men, Half hid in mist, that hung upon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for...from him, the likeness of his look, And of his mind — he ponder'd for a while, Then met his Fanny with a borrow'd smile. Not much remain'd ; for money... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 370 pages
...tie, grow negligent and cold — Far to the left he saw the huts of men, Half hid in mist, that hung upon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for...from him, the likeness of his look, And of his mind — he ponder'd for a while, Then met his Fanny with a borrow'd smile. Not much remain'd ; for money... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 232 pages
...tie, grow negligent and cold— Far to the left he saw the huts of men, Half hid in mist, that hung upon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for...twitter'd on the lea ; And near the bean-sheaf stood, the harvest^done, And slowly blacken'd in the sickly sun ; All these were sad in nature, or they took Sadness... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 238 pages
...tie, grow negligent and cold — Far to the left he saw the huts of men, Half hid in. mist, that hung upon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for the sea, Took their short flights, and tvvitter'd on the lea ; And near the beau-sheaf stood, the harvest done, And slowly blacken'dm the... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 394 pages
...tie, grow negligent and cold — • Far to the left he saw the huts of men Half hid in mist that hung upon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for...from him, the likeness of his look, And of his mind — he ponder'd for a while. Then met his Fanny with a borrow'd smile." " Except Gray's Elegy, there... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 452 pages
...mist that hnng upon the (en ; Be/ore him swallows, gathering for the sea. Took their short nights, and twitter'd on the lea ; And near the bean-sheaf...from him, the likeness of his look, And of his mind — he ponder'd for a while. Then met his Fanny with a borrow'd smile." " Except Gray's Elegy, there... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 390 pages
...tie, grow negligent aud cold — Far to the left he saw the huts of men Half hid in mist that hung upon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for...the lea ; And near the bean-sheaf stood, the harvest doqe. And slowly blacken'd in the sickly sun ; All these were sad in nature, or they took Sadness from... | |
 | Hannah Maria Jones - 1827 - 882 pages
...upon the waters blow.Far to the left he saw 'the hnts'of irien, Half hid in mist that hung upon tho fen ; Before him, swallows, gathering for the sea,...Took their short flights and twitter'd on the lea. All these were sad in nature, or they took Sadnesa from him. CRABBE. THE sun was shining brightly in,... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 892 pages
...tie, prow negligent and cold — Far to the left he uw the hnti of men Half hid in roUt that hang npon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for the sea, Took their short flights, and twitterM on the le« And near the bean-sheaf alood, the harrest dont. And slowly bUcken'd in the sickly... | |
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