 Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke; How jocund did they drive their team afield! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke!  Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 127by Thomas Gray - 1775 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
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...No children run to lifp their fire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kifs to mare. Oft * • Oft did the harveft to their fickle yield, Their furrow...broke ; 'How jocund did they drive their team afield I How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy ftroke ! Let not Ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their... | |
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...evening care : Nor children run to lifp their fire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kifs to mare. Oft did the harveft to their fickle yield, Their furrow...How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy ftroket Let not ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their homely... | |
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...everting care : Nor children run to lifp their fire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kifs to fhaie* Oft did the harveft to their fickle yield, Their furrow...glebe has broke; How jocund did they drive their team afkld ! How bow'd the woods beneath their flurdy ftroke! Let not ambition meek their ufeful toil, Their... | |
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...evening care : No children run to lifp their fire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kifs to mare. t Oft did the harveft to their fickle yield, Their furrow...How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy ftroke! . ELEGY WRITTEN IN Let not Ambition mock their ufeful... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1770 - 402 pages
...Or climb his knees the envied kifs to mare. Oft did the harveft to their fickle yield, Their fnrrow oft the ftubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their teem afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy flroke ' Let not Ambition mock their ufefu!... | |
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...the envied kifs to fhare. Oft did the harveft to their fickle yield, Their furrow oft the Itubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy ftroke ! Let not Ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their homely... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - 1774 - 260 pages
...lowly bed. For them no more the blazing hearth ihall burn, Or bufy houfewife ply her evening care : Nor children run to lifp their fire's return, Or climb...How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy ftroke ! Let Has propter veteres ulmos, taxique fub umbra Qua... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - 1774 - 264 pages
...lowly bed. For them no more the blazing hearth fhall burn, Or bufy houfewife ply her evening care : Nor children run to lifp their fire's return, Or climb...How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy ftroke ! Has propter vctercs ulmos, taxique fub umbra1 Qua putris... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...climb his knees the envied kifs to fhare. \ Oft did the harveft to their fickle yield, Their harrow oft the ftubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team a- field ! How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy ftroke ! Let not ambition mock their ufeful toil,... | |
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...lowly beo J, For them no more the blazing hearth ftiall burn, Or bufy houfewife ply her evening-care ; No children run to lifp their fire's return, Or climb...How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their fturdy ftroke ! Let not Ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their homely... | |
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