 The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness...  Poems and Letters - Page 73by Thomas Gray - 1863 - 415 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 456 pages
...of parting day, •*• The lowing herd wind flowly o'er the lea^, ' The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darknefs and to me. Now fades the glimmering landfcape or. the fight, And all the air a folemn ftillnei's holds, Save where the beetle, wheels his droning... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...COUNTRY OH UHC H- YAXP. BY MR. GRAY. TH E curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind flowly o'er the lea. The ploughman homeward plods...weary way, And leaves the world to darknefs and to mei. / Now fades the glimmering landfcape on the fight. , And all the air a folemn ftilnefs holds,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...parting day, •*• The lowing herd wind flowly o'er the lea,, TSe plowman homeward plods his weary wayt And leaves the world to darknefs and to me. Now fades the glimmering landfeape on the fight* And all the air afolemn ftillnefs holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning... | |
 | 1782 - 500 pages
...the knell of parting day b, The lowing herd wind flowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darknefs and to me. Now a Dr. Johnfon obferves, that this Elegy abounds with images which find a mirrour in every mind, and... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
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 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...knell of parting day, •^ The lowing herd wind flowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darknefs and to me. Now fades the glimmering landfcape on the light, And all the air' a folemn ftillnefs holds, Save where the beetle wheels his drony flight, And... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...the Knell of parting Day, The lowing Herd winds flowly o'er the Lea, The Plowman homeward plods his weary Way, And leaves the World to Darknefs and to me. Now fades the glimmering Landfcape on the Sight, And all the Air a folemn Stillnefs holds, Save where the Beetle wheels his drony Flight, And... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind flowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darknefs and to me. Now fades the glimm'ring landfcape on the fight, And all the air a folem'n ftillnefs holds, Save where the beetle... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pages
...the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind flowly o'er tVie lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darknefs, and to me. Now fades the glimmering landfcape on tVie figVit, And all the air a folemn ftillnefs holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning Qigfe*j... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...the knell of parting clay, The lowing herd winds flowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darknefs and to me. Now fades the glimm'ring landfcape on the fight, And all the air a folemn ftillnefs holds, Save where the beetle... | |
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