O'erhang his wavy bed, Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-eyed bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn... Historical Essays - Page 496by John Coleman (of Dover.) - 1851 - 764 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Collins - Fore-edge paintings - 1802 - 206 pages
...while now the bright-hair'd suu Sits in yon western tent, whose cloudy skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat, With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His small... | |
| William Collins - Fore-edge paintings - 1802 - 198 pages
...while now the bright-hair'd SUB Sits in yon western tent, whose cloudy skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat, , With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His... | |
| John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 pages
...while now the bright-hair'd sun Sits in yon western tent, whose cloudy skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save...the beetle winds His small but sullen horn, As oft h« rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne-in heedless hum : Now teach me, maid... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
..., while now the bright hair'd SUB Sits on yon western tent, whose cloudy skirts With brede ethereal wove , O'erhang his wavy bed: Now air is hush'd , save where the -weak-eyed bat, With short shrill shrieks flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn , As oft he... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...to ' Evening :" " Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat " With short shrill shriek flitts by on leathern wing, " Or where the beetle winds " His small but sullen horn." No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share. Oft did the... | |
| William Collins - English poetry - 1804 - 168 pages
...while now the bright-hair'd sun Sits in yon western tent, whose cloudy skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing ; Or where the beetle winds His small... | |
| William Collins - 1804 - 166 pages
...while now the bright-hair'd sun Sits in yon western tent, whose cloudy skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing; Or where the beetle winds His small... | |
| Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...air is hush'd, save where the wfak-ey'd bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern « in;;, Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn, As oft he rjses 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum: Jfow teach me, maid compos'd,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...while now the bright-hair'd Sun Sits in yon western tent, whose cloudy skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed ; Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His small... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...while now the bright-hatr'd sun fits in yon western tent, whose cloudy skirts. With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat, With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His small... | |
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