 And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures Whilst the landscape round it measures; Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray; Mountains, on whose barren breast...  The every-day book, or, The guide to the year - Page 653by William Hone - 1825Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures, Russet lawns, and fallows grey, Where Ihe nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren...labouring clouds do often rest , Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks, and rircra wide: Tow'rs and battlements it sees nooom'd high in tufted trees,... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 pages
...the poem we have only to remark, that if Mr. John Milton proposeth to make himself merry with Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks...Mountains on whose barren breast The labouring clouds da often rest, Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shullow brooks, and rivers wide, Towers and battlements,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 462 pages
...the poem we have only to remark, that if Mr. John Milton proposeth to make himself merry with Tlusset lawns, and fallows gray Where the nibbling flocks...stray; Mountains on whose barren breast The labouring cloud'; ih often rest, Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks, and rivers wide, Towers and... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures Whilst the landskipround.it measures j Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray, Mountains, on whose barren breast The lab'ring clouds do often rest, - „ Meadows trim with daisies pied,. Shallow brooks, and rivers wide.... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 pages
...proposeth to make himself merry with Russe.t lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray j Mountains on whose barren breast The labouring clouds do often rest, Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks, and rivers wide, Towers and battlements, &c. &.C. &e. he will either find himself... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1810 - 730 pages
...remark, that if Mr. John Hilton proposclb. to make himself merry with Russet lawns, and fallows grey Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains on whose barren breast The labouring clouds da often rest, Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks, and rivers wide, Towers and battlements,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...pleasure*, Whilst the landscape round it measures, Russet lawns, and fallows grey, Where the nibbling 6ocks do stray • Mountains, on whose barren breast The labouring clouds do often rest i Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks, and rivers wide: Tow'rs and battlements it sees Bosoui'd... | |
 | 1811 - 450 pages
...it is the excellency of Painting and Poetry to attain. Milton's " Russet lawns and fallows grey, " Mountains on whose barren breast, " The labouring clouds do often rest, " Meadows trim with daises pied, " Shallow brooks and rivers wide," might be more striking on the canvas than the page,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1812 - 78 pages
...hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures : Russet lawns, and fallows grey, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren breast The laboring clouds do often rest ; Meadows trim, with daisies pied, Shallow brooks, and rivers wide ;... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...dale. Straight mine eye hath cauglit new pleasure^ Whilst the landskip round it measures, 70 Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren breast The lab'ring clouds do often rest; Meadows trim with daisies pied, 9$ Shallow brooks, and riv-rs wide :... | |
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