 Shall finish what his short-lived sire begun : Their vines a shadow to their race shall yield, And the same hand that sow'd shall reap the field. The swain in barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise ; And starts, amidst...  Harrison's British Classicks - Page 7541786Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 pages
...field. The fwain in barren defarts, with furprize, Sees lilies fpring, and fudden verdure rife; And ftarts, amidft the thirfty wilds, to hear New falls...dragon's late abodes, ..The green reed trembles, and the bulrufti nods. Wafte fandy valleys, once perplex'd with thorn* The fpiry fir and fhap cly box adorn... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 pages
...and fudden verdure rife ; And ftarts, amjdft the thirfty wilds, to hear New falls of water murm'ring in his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrufh nods. "YVaftes, fandy valleys, once perplex'd with thorn, The fpiry fir and fhapely box adorn... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...field The fwain in barren defcrts, with furpriic, Sees lilies fpring, and fuddea verdure rifej And ftarts, amidft the thirfty wilds, to hear New falls...dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrufli nods. Wafte fandy valleys, once perplcx'd with thorn, The fpiry tir and ihapely box adorn... | |
 | 1796 - 220 pages
...The fwain in barren deferts, with furprife, Sees lilies fpring, and fudden verdure rife; • ' And ftarts, amidft the thirfty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his car. • On rifted rocks, the dragon's Lite abcdes, The green leaf trembles, and the bulruih nods ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...verdure rife ; And ftarts, amidft the thirfty wilds to hear New falls of water murm'ring in his ear. 70 On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrufh nods. Wafte fandy ° valleys, once perplex'd with thorn, The fpiry fir and fhapely box adorn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 pages
...the field. The fwain in barren deferts with furpnfe Ve-. lilies fpring, and fuddeu verdure rife; And ftarts, amidft the thirfty wilds to hear New falls...the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles ami the bulrufh nods. \V,ifte randy valleys, once perplexed vyith thorn, The fpiry lir and fhapely... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 pages
...the field. The fwain in barren deferts with furpnfe Ve-. lilies fpring, and fuddeu verdure rife; And ftarts, amidft the thirfty wilds to hear New falls...his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, eU. The green reed trembles ami the bulrufh nods. ii \V,ifte randy valleys, once perplexed vyith thorn,... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...spring, and sudden verdure rise; And starts amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murm'ring in his ear. On rifted rocks,' the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. Waste sandy valleys, once perplex'd with thorn, The spiry fir, and shapely box adorn;... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1801 - 234 pages
...12. The fwain in barren deferts with f X** lilies fpring, and fudden verdure rife ;And ftart, amitlft the thirfty wilds, to hear New falls of. water murmuring in his car. 13. On iii.ed rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles and the bulrufh nods ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 600 pages
...surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise. And starts amidst the thirsty wilds to hear Kew falls of water murmuring in his ear : On rifted rocks,...dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. xtt. 19, and Waste sandy valleys, once perplex'd with thorn, Iv. 13. The spiry fir and... | |
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