 | 1802 - 314 pages
...Before we leave this fubject, we are tempted to obferve, that an admired paflage in « The Bard," " Loofe his beard and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air," has always appeared to us as an attempt, which, having overfhotths fublime, had fallen into the burlefque.... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd 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 fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. Let the living muses speak for... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...old Conway^s foaming flood, rob'd 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 Poet's hand and Prophet's fire. struck the deep sorrow en his lyre. Guess my surprise when, on my arrival... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...beard, and hoary hair Strtam'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) ; Boo i H. And with a mafter's hanH, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. ' Hark, how each giant-a;k and defert cave ' Kighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath! ' O'er thee, O king! their... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 424 pages
...old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd 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 fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. Let the living muses speak for... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, AVith haggard eyes the Poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) * Snmedon was a name given by the Saxons to that mountainous tract which the Welch themselves call... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...old Conway's foaming flood, Robed 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. ' Hark, how each giant-oak,... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...expreflion, applied to the beard and hair of the Weljh Bard by Gray, has been deemed rather ludicrous: " Loofe his beard and hoary hair " Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air" Yet Gray may be defended by a paflage in the Perfian Tales of Inatulla, vol. ii. p. 41. " The circumference... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of Woe, With haggard eye the poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled airj And with a master's band and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. ' Hark how each... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd 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 fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. " Hark, how each giant-oak,... | |
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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... 
