 | Collection - 1758 - 354 pages
...o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet flood ; (Loofe his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a Matter's hand, and Prophet's fire, • . . Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. ' • -•.„:_' Hark,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming Rood, Robed in the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet ftood ; (Loofe his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a Mafter's hand, and Prophet's fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. * Hark, how each giant-oak,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 pages
...Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet ftood ; (T Loofo his beard, and hoary hair $ Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) « And * Gilbert de Clare, furnamed the Red, Earl of Gloucefher and Hertford, fon-in-law to K.Edward. + Edmond... | |
 | Bibliography - 1776 - 586 pages
...beard, and hoaty hair Sutam'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) * Shakc^Tiirc. f Roman ^neral. And And with a mailer's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. Hailc, how each giant-oak, and defert cave Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er the«,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...Frowns o'er old Conway's, ipaming flood, iRob'd in the fable garb of woe, 'Wiih haggard eyes the Poet ftood ; ;(|| Loofe his .beard, and hoary hair** Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) * —'The crefted adder's pride. Dryden's'Indian Queen. •f. Snowdon was a name given by the Saxons... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1782 - 438 pages
...o'er old Conway's foaming flood,Robed in the fable garb of woe, 'With haggard eyes the Poet flood; h (Loofe his beard, and hoary hair Stream-'d, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a Mafter's hand, and Prophet's fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. ' Hark, how each giant-oak,... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 516 pages
...whofe lands lay on the borderi of Walest and probably accompanied the king in this expedition. ' (Loofe (Loofe his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a matter's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyrs. * Hark ! how each giant oak,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pages
...Frowns o'er old Coriway's foaming flood, Robed in the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet ftood ; (Loofe his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd,...fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. ' Hark, ' Hark, how each giant-oak, and defert-cave, ' Sigh to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! ' O'er thee,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the fable garb of woe, With huggard eyes the Poet flood ; (|| Loofe his beard, and hoary hair ** Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) * — The crefted adder's pride. Dryden's Indian Queen. •f- Snowdon was a name given by the Saxons... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...the fable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the ¿wet ftood ; (Loofe his beard, and hoary hair Strcam'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And, with a mailer's hand and prophet'» fire, Struck the c'cep furrows of his lyre. * Hark, how each giant-oak and dcfart cave 4... | |
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Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air And, with a Master's hand, and Prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. 
