 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 134by Thomas Gray - 1775 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779
...at the foot of yonder nodding beech " That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, " His liftlefs length at noontide would he ftretch, " And pore upon...babbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, " Mattering his wayward fancies he would rove, " Now drooping woeful wan, like one forlorn, " Or craz'd... | |
 | Sir Herbert Croft - Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770 - 1780 - 296 pages
...Tbert it the foot of yonder nodding heach, That wreathes its old f'antaftic roots fo high, His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, , And pore upon the brook that babbles by. •;i' ' '•" •••• - ' Gray. Elegy; •* He lay along . : . irr.der an oak, whole antique... | |
 | English periodicals - 1781
...the foot of yonder nodding beech, • That wreathes it's old fantaftick roots fo high, ' His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, ' And pore upon the brook that babbles by. r Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he would rove : f Now... | |
 | 1782
...at the'foot of yonder nodding beech, * That wreathes its old fantaftic roots lo high, * His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, ' And pore upon...the brook that babbles by. ' Hard by yon wood, now fmil/ng as in fcorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he would rove : ' Now drooping, woeful wan, like... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1782
...at the'foot of yonder nodding beech, ' That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, ' His lifllefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, ' And pore upon...the brook that babbles by. ' Hard by yon wood, now fmil/ng as in fcorn, * Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he would rove : ' Now drooping, woeful wan, like... | |
 | John Young - 1783 - 90 pages
...at the foot of yonder nodding beech, " That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, " His liftlefs length at noontide would he ftretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by. * Even in our ajhes live their wonted fires. "\ Ch'i veggio nel penfier, cHce mio fuoco, Fredda una... | |
 | 1785 - 289 pages
...at the foot of yonder nodding beach ' That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, * His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, ' And pore upon...fmiling as in fcorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies ke would rove ; 4 Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, ' Or craz'd with care, or crofs'd in... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 405 pages
...fo high, ' His liftlefs length at noontide would he Jtretcb, ( And pore upon the brook that bubbles by. ' Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he would roye; • Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, ' Or craz'd with care, or crofs'd in hopelefs... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785
...at the Foot of yonder nodding Beech, ' That wreaths its old fantaftic Roots fo high, ' His liftlefs Length at Noon-tide would he ftretch, ' And pore upon the Brook that babbles by. •Hard ' Hard by yon Wood, now fmiling as in Scorn, ' Mutt'ring his wayward Fancies he would rove ; ' Now... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 289 pages
...There at the foot of yonder nodding beach That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high, His liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. ' One morn I mifs'd him on the cuftom'd hill, ' Along the heath and near his fav rite tree : • Another... | |
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