| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 432 pages
...fray. Denim. The boaster Paris oft desired the day With Sparta's king to meet in single fray. Pope. But why should I his childish feats display? Concourse...to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps. Btattie. And so lie says no more — but pays his court To some distinguished strangers in that /ray,... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pages
...at that concoune of the glasses. Newton. But why should I his childish feats display ? Cnncfntrtf , and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; *Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps. Beattie. CONCRE'ATE, va old Fr. concreer; Lat. con and creo. To create simultaneously. Upon loving... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 828 pages
...continue to move with an accelerated motion, till it arrives at that concouru of the glasses. Newton. But why should I his childish feats display? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor rarcd to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps. Beattie. CONCRE'ATE, ». a. old Fr. concreer;... | |
| 1836 - 708 pages
...grass weaving his green chain of dandelion stalks? What sort of a boy was Beanie's Edwin? " Concoune, and noise, and toil, he ever fled, Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fiay Of squabbling imps :" " Th exploit of strength, dexterity or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 532 pages
...comes mus. Jn support of this notion he quotes Beattie, who thus describes his ideal minstrel : — Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled, Nor...clamorous fray Of squabbling imps, but to the forest sped. His highest authority, however, is Milton, who says of himself, When I was yet a child, no childish... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...him mad. But why should I Ms childish feats display? Concourse, and noise, and toil he ever lied ; ent was complete. Hamilton wrote a serious poem, entitled 'Contemplation,' and a national roamed at large the louely mountain's head, Or where the maze of some twwildered stream. To deep untrodden... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...star'd and sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad ; Some deem'd him wondrous wise, and some believ'd him mad. 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... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 482 pages
...describes his ideal minstrel : — • •'• Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fiod, Nor cored to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps, but to the forest sped." win it, but by the unfair treatment of his own boarding-house, where we boxed — I had not even a... | |
| James Beattie - 1831 - 330 pages
...neighbours star'd and sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad : Some deem'd him wondrous wise, and some beXVII. 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... | |
| 1831 - 426 pages
...and ugh'd, yet blcss'd the lad; Some deemM him wonderous wise, and some believed him mad. XVII. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, be ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps, but to the forest sped.... | |
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