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" There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noon-tide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. "
Poems for Young Ladies: In Three Parts. Devotional, Moral, and Entertaining - Page 143
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1785 - 276 pages
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 68

English poets - 1790 - 428 pages
...' Huie Haply fome hoary-headed fwain may fay, " Oft have we feen him at the peep of dawn * Brofhing with hafty fteps the dews away " To meet the fun upon...noon-tide would he ftretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by. " Hard by yon wood, now fmiling as in fcorn, " Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he wou'd rove...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 64

English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...fate, Haply fome hoary-headed Swain may fay, " Oft have we feen him at the peep of dawn " Brufhing with hafty fteps the dews away " To meet the fun upon the upland lawn. * " Ch'i veggio nel penfier, dolce mio fuoco, " Fredda una lingua, & due begli occhi cluufi "' Rimancr...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...hoary-headed Twain may fay, " Oft have we' feen him at the peep of dawn, Jrufhing, with hafty ftcps, jeft, and riddle of the world ! Go, wondrous creature ! mount where Science guides lis liftlefs length at noon-tide would he ftretch, And pore upon the brook that bubbles by. -lard by...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...Haply fomc hoary-headed fwain may fav, " Oft have we feen Win, at the peep oí da« n, Brxifhin!;, with hafty fteps, the dews away, To meet the fun upon the upland lawn. There,ab»hc foot of yonder nodding beech, Tlxat writhes its old fantaftic roots fo high, His liftlefs...
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Poems Selected and Printed by a Small Party of English, who Made this ...

1792 - 112 pages
...fate ; Haply fome hoary-headed fwain may fay, " Oft have we feen him, at the peep of dawn, Brushing, with hafty fteps, the dews away, To meet the fun upon...noon-tide would he ftretch; And pore upon the brook that babbles by. Hard by yon wood , now finiling , as in fcorn , Mutt' ring his. wayward fancies, he would...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 690 pages
...broad arrow with the forked head " Miffies," &c. STEEVENS. 5 at be lay along Under an oak, &c. J " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech " That wreathes...noon-tide would he ftretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by." Gray's Elegy, That their difcharge did ftretch his leathern coat Almoft to burfting ;...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. In Fifteen Volumes: As you like it. All's ...

William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793 - 584 pages
...the broad arrow with $K forked head A MifTes*" &c. STEEVENS. f>^ he lay along (jnder an oak, (kc " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech " That wreathes...noon-tide would he ftretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by." Gray's Elegy, That their difcharge did ftretch his leathern coat Almoft to burfting ;...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. In Fifteen Volumes: With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793 - 600 pages
...broad arrow with the forked head " Mifles," &c. STEEVENS. * — as he lay along Under an oak, &c.] " There at the foot of yonder nodding beech " That wreathes...noon-tide would he ftretch, " And pore upon the brook that babbles by," Gray's EL-gy. That their difcharge did ftretch his leathern coat Almoft to burfting ;...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...hoary-headed fwain may fay, ' Oft' have we feen him, at the peep of dais u, 4 Bruflimg with haOy fleps, the dews away, < To meet the fun upon the upland lawn....There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, ' That writhes its old fantaflic roots fo high, ' His lifllefs length at noon-tide would he flretch, ' And...
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the english anthology

T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...fate, Haply fome hoary-headed Swain may fay, ' Oft have we feen him at the peep of dawn ' Brufhing with hafty fteps the dews away ' To meet the fun upon the upland lawn. 109 ' There, at the foot of yonder nodding beech, ' That wreathes its old fantaftic roots fo high,...
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