 There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.  Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 147by Thomas Gray - 1768 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...peep of dawn, » Brushing with hasty steps 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 length at noon-tide would he stretch, » And pore upon the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...peep of dawn ' Brushing with hasty steps the dews away ' To meet the sun upou the upland lawn. • ' There at the foot of yonder nodding beech ' That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, ' His listless length at noontide would he stretch, ' And pore upon the brook... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...at the peep of dawn, Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn ; news is in the fetter fouhn ; The carrier's not commlssion'd to fantastic roots so high, llnVoucffi length at noon-tide would lie stretch, And pore upon the brook... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...the peep of dawn ' Brushing with hasty steps 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 length at noon-tide would he stretch, ' And pore upon the brook... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 418 pages
...herd, Full of the pasture, jumps along by him. And never stays to greet him ; Ay, quoth Jaques, [7] " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech " That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high. " His listkss length at noon-tide would be stretch. "' And pore upon the brook... | |
 | John Young - Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 - 1810 - 432 pages
...of dawn, " Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, " To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. XXVI. " There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, " That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, " His listless length at noontide would he stretch, " And pore upon the brook... | |
 | John Young - 1810 - 266 pages
...of dawn, " Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, " To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. XXVI. " There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, " That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, " His listless length at noontide would he stretch, " And pore upon the brook... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...peep of dawn, " Brushing with hasty steps 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 length at noon-tide would he stretch, " And pore upon the brook... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 686 pages
...the peep и f «lawn Brushing with hasty steps the dews away TJ 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 length at noon-tide would he stretch. And pore upon the brook... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...peep of dawn " Brushing with hasty steps the dew away, " To meet the sun upon the upland l«wn. •« There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, " That wreathes its old fantastic root so high, " His listless length at noon-tide would he stretch, " And pore upon the brook... | |
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