 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1771 - 622 pages
...he ercr lied ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of fquabbling imps; but to the foreft fped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head; Or, where the maze of fome bewilder'd ftream To deep, untrodden groves his footfteps led, There would he wander wild, till... | |
 | 1774 - 846 pages
...toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamourous fray Of fquabbling imps ; but to the foreft Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of fome bewilder'd flream Todeep untrodden groves his footfleps led, There would he wander wild, 'till... | |
 | Several Hands - 1771 - 614 pages
...him \4ondrous wife, and fome belkv'd him mad. And now he'laugli'd aloud, yet none.knew why.' , ,'.' Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of forne bewilder'd ftreara . ' Shot from "the xveftern cliff, reliev'd the weary team. . To .deep, untrodden... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1772 - 656 pages
...ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of fquabbling imps ; but to the foreft fped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of fome bewilder'd ftream To deep untrodden groves his footfteps led, There would he \Vander wild, till... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamourous fray Of fqabbling imps ; but to the forcft fp'd, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of fome bewilder'd flream To deep untrodden groves his footfteps led, There wou'd he wander wild, till... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...star'd and sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad: Some deem'd him wond'rous wise, and some believ'd him mad. XVII. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps, but to the forest sped, Or roam'd at large... | |
 | James Beattie - 1802 - 152 pages
...stared and sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad : Some deem'd him wondrous wise, and some believed him mad. XVII. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped ; Or roam'd at large... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...and sigh'd, yet bless'd the lad : Some deem'd him wondrous wise, and some believed him mad. XVII. • 'But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped ; Or roam'd at large... | |
 | John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...great powers. Of him the poet might have said: " Concourse and noise and toil he ever fled, Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped." ....It is related of Michael Angelo that he employed himself when a child, in drawing with a coal,... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...stared and sighed, yet blessed the lad: Some deemed him wondrous wise, and some believed him. mad. XVII. But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped, Or roamed at large... | |
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But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head, Or, where the maze of some... 
