 | John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...discovered in some measure while a school boy, his great powers. Of him the poet might have said: " Concourse and noise and toil he ever fled, Nor cared...fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped." ....It is related of Michael Angelo that he employed himself when a child, in drawing with a coal,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...and sighed, yet blessed the lad: Some deemed him wondrous wise, and some believed him. mad. XVII. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse,...fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped, Or roamed at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of some bewildered stream To deep untrodden... | |
 | 1804 - 646 pages
...sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad : Some deem'd him wond'rous wise, and some believ'd him mad.'* XVII. " But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor car'd to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps, but to the forest sped, Or roam'd at large... | |
 | 1803 - 582 pages
...wife, and fome believ'd hita mad. But why fliould I his childifh feats difplay f Concourfe, and noife, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of fquabbling imps ; but to the forcft fped, Or roam'd atalarge the lonely mountain's head ; , - Or, where... | |
 | 1804 - 636 pages
...why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor car'd to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps,...lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of some bewilderM stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led, There would he wander wild 'till Phoibus... | |
 | John Blair Linn - 1804 - 192 pages
...discovered in some measure, while a schoolboy, his great powers. Of him the poet might have said : " Concourse and noise and toil he ever fled, Nor cared...fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped." — It is related of Michael Angelo that he employed himself, when a child, in drawing with a coal,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1805 - 178 pages
...and sighed, yet blessed the lad : Some deemed him wondrous wise, and some believed him mad. XVII. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse,...fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped, Or roamed at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of some bewildered stream To deep untrodden... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...star'd andsigh'd yet hless' d thelad ; Some deem'd him wondrous wise, and some heliev'd him mad . But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse,...fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squahhling imps, hut to the forest sped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where... | |
 | 1806 - 688 pages
...of grandeur and rural beauty which formed the delight of the youflf Minstrel, •• But why skould I his childish feats display • Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever BeJ j •Xor Citr'd to mingle In the clamorous fray Of iquabbiing imp* ; but to the forest sped. Or... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 408 pages
...and sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad ; Some deem'd him wond'rous wise, and some believ'd him mad. 17. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse,...clamorous fray Of squabbling imps, but to the forest sped, -i Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of some bewilder'd stream To... | |
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But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped... 
