 | James Thomson - 1730 - 260 pages
...kind-contending Throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft Length Of Notes, whenliftening Phi'lame/a deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in Thought Elate,...to make her Night excel their Day. The black-bird whiftles from the thorny Brake ; The mellow Bull-finch anfwers from the Grove : Nor are the Linnets,... | |
 | James Thomson, Barthold Heinrich Brockes - English poetry - 1745 - 586 pages
...Harmony. The Thrufh And Wood- lark, o'er the kind contending Throng Superior heard, ran thro' the fwceteit Length Of Notes; when liftening PHILOMELA deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in Thought 555 Elate, to make her Night excel their Day. f <The Black - bird whiffles from the thorny Brake ;... | |
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 pages
...kind contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length 600 Of notes ; when liflening Philomela deigns . To let them joy, and purpofes,...to make her night excel their day. The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove : 605 Nor are the linnets,... | |
 | James Thomson - English literature - 1763 - 458 pages
...harmony. The thrufh • 5{^y And woodilark, o'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length Of notes, when liftening Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in thought Slate, to make her night excel their day. . 6oC The black-bird whittles from the thorny brake; The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 pages
...of harmony. The thrum 595 And wood-lark, o'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length Of notes; when liftening Philomela...thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove.:... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run through the fweeteft length Of notes; when lift'ning Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whittles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bulfinch anfwers from the grove : Nor... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 628 pages
...moifture, o'er the heads Of the coy quirifters that lodge within, Are prodigal of harmony. The thrufli. 595 And wood-lark, o'er the kind-contending throng Superior...thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake 5 The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove : Nor... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 274 pages
...the coy quirifters that lodge within, Are prodigal of harmony. The thrufh - 595 And wood-lark,~o'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run through...thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove : Nor... | |
 | Mary Weightman - 1787 - 136 pages
...o'er the heads " Of the coy choriflers that ledge within «* Are prodigal of harmony. The thrufh "• And woodlark,. o'er the. kind-contending throng "...black-bird whittles from the thorny brake ;, " The mellow bulfinch anfwers from the grove : " Nor are the linnets, o'er the flow'ring furze " Pour'dout... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...of harmony. The thrufh 595 And wood-lark, O'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length Of notes ; when liftening Philomela...thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The blackbird whiftles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bullfinch atafwers from the grove : Now... | |
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Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purposes, in thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. The blackbird whistles from the thorny brake; The mellow bullfinch answers from the grove; Nor are the linnets, o'er the flowering furze Pour'd out profusely,... 
