E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, 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... Golden Leaves from the British Poets - Page 103by John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 546 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Oxberry - 1824 - 402 pages
...chance, by lonely Contemplation led. Some kindred Spirit shall enquire thy fate. Haply some hoary headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep...sun upon the upland lawn : " There at the foot of yondsr nodding beech, " T!iat wreathes its old fantastic root so lugh, " His listless length at noontide... | |
| Jacques Delille - 1824 - 310 pages
...Ces vers et les suivants rappellent un passage de l'élégie de Gray sur un cimetière de campagne : Haply some hoary-headed swain may say : « Oft have...the dew away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. His lîstless length at noon-tide would he stretch, And pore upon ihe brook that babbles by.» ( '°... | |
| William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...the voice of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thec, who, mindful of the unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless...at 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... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate ; If ehanee, by lonely eontemplation st unknown, What need a man forestall his date of...they be but false alarms of fear, How bitter is sueh dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " There at the foot of yonder nodding beeeh, That... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Dost in these...Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply same hoary-headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn, Brushing, with hasty steps,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1826 - 190 pages
...of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of the' nnhononrM dead, * * Dost in these lines their artless tale relate...at 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... | |
| John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...the voice of Nature cries; Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of the unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless...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, '... | |
| William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pages
...behind ? for thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Sost in these lines their artless tale relate ; •chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred...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... | |
| Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 pages
...Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th' unhonour'd dead Dost in these lines...kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary -headed swain may say, " Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawu Brushing with hasty steps the... | |
| George Merriam - 1828 - 286 pages
...of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful ef the unhonoured dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate,...swain may say, " Oft have we seen him, at the peep of dawa., Brushing, with hasty steps, tke dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn. " There, at... | |
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