 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 414 pages
...star'd and sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad ; Some deem'd him wond'rons wise, and some beliey'd him mad. But why should I his childish feats display ? ^Concourse,...clamorous fray Of squabbling imps, but to the forest speJ, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of some bewilder'd stream... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 308 pages
...deem'd him wondrous wise, and some believed him mad. But wby sbould I his childisb feats display i Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled; Nor...forest sped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's bead, Or, where the maze of some bewilder'd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led, There... | |
 | 1812 - 564 pages
...of Beattie; to him who with his one short pipe of rural minstrelsy, " To the forest sped, Or roamed at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of some bewildered stream, To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led." The idea of Dr. Beattie's Edwin seems... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pages
...and sigh'd,yet bless'd the lad : Some deem'd him wondrous wise, and some believed him mad. XVII. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse,...sped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head 5 Or, where the maze of some bewilderd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led, There would... | |
 | Mrs. Hofland (Barbara) - 1817 - 192 pages
...pang she felt should be aggravated by seeing him dragged to a long-threatened prison. CHAP. III. Bat why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse,...to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps — t— — . — — Luuovico was at this period nearly eight years old ; he was tall of his age,... | |
 | Barbara Hofland - 1817 - 190 pages
...felt should be aggravated by seeing him dragged to a long-threatened prison. CHAP. III. But why shanld I his childish feats display? Concourse, and noise,...to mingle in the clamorous fray .Of squabbling imps — • Br.ATTIE. LUDOVICO was at this period nearly eight years old ; he was tall of his age, but... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1818 - 500 pages
...be apt to retire from the active sports of his mates. Beattie paints himself in his own Minstrel, ' Concourse and noise, and toil he ever fled, Nor cared...fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped.' " Bossuet would not join his young companions, and flew to his solitary task, while the classical boys... | |
 | 1821 - 282 pages
...star'd and sigh'd, yet bless'd the lail : Some deem'd him wondrous wise, and some believM him mad. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse,...lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of some bevvilder'd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led, There would he wander wild, till Pheebus'... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 560 pages
...sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad ; [him mad. Some deem'd him wondrous wise, and some believ'd 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... | |
 | Thomas Binney - 1826 - 436 pages
...nobility, now occupies the site of this castellated mansion; a small and neglected sheet of water * " But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse,...and toil, he ever fled; Nor cared to mingle in the clam'rous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped, Or roamed at large the lonely mountain's... | |
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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... 
