 E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain...  A Household Book of English Poetry - Page 2151870 - 438 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate ; If ehanee, by lonely eontemplation led, known, What need a man forestall his date of grief,...fear, How bitter is sueh self-delusion ! I do not " There at the foot of yonder nodding beeeh, That wreathes its old fantastie roots so high, His listless... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Fore-edge painting - 1825 - 346 pages
...artless tale relate ; If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, 95 Some kindred spirit shall enquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, "...dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn : 100 we wished to be remembered by them in our absence : this would be expressed clearer, if the metaphorical... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...relate ; If, chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply same hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him...the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Presses, Issues of - 1826 - 190 pages
...nnhononrM dead, * * Dost in these lines their artless tale relate ; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, — Haply...the dews away To meet the sun upon the upland lawn, " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...these lines their artless tale relate ; If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirits shall inquire thy fate — Haply some hoary-headed...the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. ' There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate. Haply...dews away, ' To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. ' There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, ' That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, ' His... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...unhonour'd dead, Sost in these lines their artless tale relate ; •chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply...have we seen him at the peep of dawn, " Brushing with hasly steps the dew away, " To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " There at the foot of yonder nodding... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...tale relate ; If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, 9 Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have...the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn : 10 There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, 11 Hard by yon wood, now smiling, as in scorn, Mutt'ring... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 pages
...unhonour'd dead. Dost in these lines their artless tale relaie; If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate : Haply...dews away, « To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. «There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, « That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high , «... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...by lonely •contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate. Haply, some hoary headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep...the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn; There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless... | |
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