 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...in this expedition. I. 2. On a rock, whofe haughty brow i| Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the fable garb of woe,' With haggard eyes the Poet flood ; (Loofe his beard, and hoary hair (Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) 20 And with... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - Elocution - 1796 - 292 pages
...o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet flood; (Loofe his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a mailer's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. Alter your voice to a tone... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1797 - 188 pages
...fLoofe his beard and hoary hair (e) Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air^ * 20 And w/th a mailer's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. •• Hark how each Giant Oak and defert cave " Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath!' " O'er thee. oh King ! their... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Elegiac poetry, English - 1798 - 130 pages
...rock, whofe haughty brow 15 Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming ftood, Rob'd in the fable garb of Wo, With haggard eyes the poet ftood ; (Loofe his beard,...hoary hair* Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,f) 40 § Snowdon was a name given by the Saxons to that mountainous track which the Welfii themfelves... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 552 pages
...were, the picture of Gray, in which he paints the venerable figure of one of the 'Welch poets : -. ..." Loofe his beard and hoary hair, '' Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air." If it happened to rain, he would make l.ii attendants get into the poft-chaife, obfervmg, " that they... | |
 | Public characters - 1799 - 422 pages
...it were, the piaure of Gray, in which he paints the venerable figure of one of the Welch poets : " Loofe his beard and hoary hair, " Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air." If it happened to rain, he would make his attendants get into the poflchaife, obferving, " that they... | |
 | Art - 1799 - 616 pages
...¡nftance. Wearetold,ttat " On a rock, whofe haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's roaming flouJ, Rob'd in the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes, the poet ftood ;" and after breathing vengeance on the race of Edward, and weaving " with bloody hands the tiffueof... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...quivering lance. I. î. On a rock, whofe haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet ftood; (Í J.oofe hi« beard, and hoary hair 4 Stream 'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a mailer's... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...Conway's foaming llr,:>e , Rob'd in the sable garb of wo, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air) And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre." It is sufficient to say, that... | |
 | 1801 - 606 pages
...the pifture of Gray, in which he paints the venerable figure of one oi' the Welch poets : — — " Loofe his beard and hoary hair, " Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air." be rendered tepid by means of the rays of the fun only 5 it is immediately adjoining to his houfe,... | |
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On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air And, with a Master's hand, and Prophet's... 
