While, lightly poised, the scaly brood In myriads cleave thy crystal flood ; The springing trout in speckled pride, The salmon, monarch of the tide ; The ruthless pike, intent on war, The silver eel, and mottled par. Devolving from thy parent lake, A... Poetry for children, selected by L. Aikin - Page 73by Poetry - 1804Full view - About this book
| William Barker Daniel - 1812 - 654 pages
...is a small fish, not unlike the Smelt, which it rivafs in delicacy and flavour. Devolving from thy parent lake* A charming maze thy waters make, By bowers...hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, May num'rous herds and flocks be seen, And lasses chanting o'er the pail, And shepherds... | |
| 1814 - 310 pages
...the tide ; The ruthless pike, intent on war ; The silver eel, and mottled par, Devolving from thy- parent lake, A charming maze thy waters make, By bowers...hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks, so gaily green, May numerous herds and flocks be seea : And lasses chanting o'er the pail ; And shepherds... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...of the tide ;. The ruthless pike, intent on war ; The silver eel, and mottted pv Devolving from thy parent lake, A charming maze thy waters make, By bowers of birch and groves of pine, And hedges flowerM with tglantine. Still on tby banks so jaily green, Maynum'rous herds and flecks be seen : And... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 472 pages
...silver eel, and mottled par. Devolving from tby parent lake, A charming maze tby waters make, By bow'rs of birch, and groves of pine, And hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on tby banks, so gaily green, May num'rous herds and flocks be seen ; And lasses, chanting o'er the pale... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - 1816 - 494 pages
...of the tide; The ruthless pike, intent on war; The silver eel, and mottled par, Devolving from the parent lake, A charming maze thy waters make. By bowers of birch and groves of pine. And hedges flow'r'd with eglantine, Still on thy banks, so gaily green, May num'rous herds and flocks be seen;... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 pages
...of the tide ; The ruthless pike, intent on war ; The silver eel, and mottled par. Devolving from thy parent lake, A charming maze thy waters make, By bowers of birch, and groves of pine, And edges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, May num'rous herds and flocks be... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 pages
...The ruthless pike, intent on war ; The silver eel, and mottled par. Devolving from thy parent lnko, A charming maze thy waters make, By bowers of birch, and groves of pine, And edges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, May num'rous herds and flocks be... | |
| 1820 - 190 pages
...pride ; The salmon, monarch of the tide ; Hay-making. 73 The ruthless pike, intent on war ; The silver eel, and mottled par. Devolving from their parent...hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, May num'rous herds and flocks be seen, And lasses chanting o'er the pail, And shepherds... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...tide ; 't-'he- ruthless pike, intent on war ; 'fiber silver eel and. mottled: par Devolving from thy parent lake, A charming maze thy waters make. By bowers...hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, May nunVroiis herds and flocks be seen ; And lasses, chanting o'er the pail ; And shepherds,... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pages
...the tide ; '1 he ruthless pike, intent on war ; The silver eel, and mottled par.* Devolving from thy parent lake, A charming maze thy waters make. By bowers...hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, Alay num'rous herds and flocks be seen, And lasses chanting o'er the pail, And shepherds... | |
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