 We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till the star that rose at evening bright Toward heaven's descent had sloped his westering wheel.  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 117by Samuel Johnson - 1818Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...labours, and the partner of his difcoveries ; but what image of tendernefs can be excited by thefe lines ? " We drove a field, and both together heard What time the grey fly winds her fultry horn, Battening our flocks with the frefti dews of night. We know that they never drove a field,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...suppose how much he must miss the companion of his labours, and the partner of his discoveries; but what image of tenderness can be excited by these lines...Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night. We kiiow that they never drove a field, and that they had no flocks to hatten; and though it be allowed... | |
 | 1809 - 562 pages
...MILTON, passicmatety and poetically, Together both, ere the high lawns appear'd What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn; Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of nigbtj Oft till the star that rose at evening bright "towards Heaven's descent had slop'd his west'ring... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...Under the opening eye-lids of the Morn, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till the star, that rose, at evening bright, 30 Toward Heaven's descent had slop'd his westering... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...Under the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till the star, that rose, at evening, bright, Toward heaven's descent had slop'd his westering... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...suppose how much he must miss the companion of his labours, and the partner of his discoveries ; but what image of tenderness can be excited by these lines...drove a field, and both together heard What time the gray fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night." We know that they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...suppose how much he must miss the companion of his labours, and the partner of his discoveries ; but what image of tenderness can be excited by these lines ! " We drove a field, and both togelher heard What time thr gray fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...Under the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the grey-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till the star that rose, at evening, bright, Toward Heaven's descent had sloped his west'ring Mean... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove afield, and both together heard ? ' What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till the star, that rose, at evening, bright, Tow'rd heaven's descent had slop'd his'westering... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...Under the opening eye-lids of the Morn, We drove alield, and both together heard What time the gray-fly thou'st learnt a way To death itself now to betray. It grieves me when I Oft till the star, that rose, at evening bright, SO Toward Heaven's descent had slop'd his westering... | |
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