The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge; and the bents, And coarser grass, upspearing o'er the rest, Of late unsightly and unseen, now shine Conspicuous, and in bright apparel clad, And fledged with icy feathers, nod superb.... The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian - Page 271841Full view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 518 pages
...approach Thfr cottage, walk along the plaifter'd wall Prepoft'rous fight ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge, and the bents And coarfer grafs upi'peanng o'er the reft, Of kite unfightly and uufceu, now fhine 'ConConfpicuous, and... | |
| William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...approach . / The cottage, walk along the plaifter'd wall Prepoft'rous fight ! the legs without 'the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge, an.d the bents And coarfer grafs upfpearing o'er the reft, Of late unfightly and unfeen^ now fhine Confpicuous, and in... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...approach The eottage, walk along the plaifter'd wall, Prepoft'rous fight ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the .plain lies buried -deep Beneath the dazzling deluge, and the bents, And coarfer grafs upfpeHring o'er the raft, Of late unfightly and unfern, now mine Confpicuous, and in... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaifter'd wall, Prepoft'rous figftt ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge; and the bents, And coarfer grafs upfpearing o'er the reft, Of-rate imfightly and unfeen, now fhine •* • • Confpicuous,... | |
| William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaifter'd wall, Prepoft'rous fight ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge ; and the bents, And coarfer grafs upfpearing o'er the reft, Of late unfightly and unfeen, now fhine.. Confpicuous, and... | |
| William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaifter'd wall, Prepofkerous fight ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge ; and the bents, And coarfer grafs upfpearing o'er the reft, Of late unfightly and unfeen, now fhiue Confpicuous, and in... | |
| William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plafter'd wall, Prepoft'rous fight ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath -the dazzling deluge; and the bents, And coarfer grafs, upfpearing o'er the reft, Of late unfightly and unfeen, now fhine Confpicuous, and,... | |
| William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaster'd wall, Prepost'rous sight! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath...shine Conspicuous, and, in bright apparel clad And fledg'd with icy feathers, nod superb. The cattle mourn, in corners where the fence Screens them, and... | |
| William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plafter'd wall, Prepoft'rous fight t the legs without the mant The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge ; and the bents, And coarfer grafs, upfpearing o'er the reft, Of late unfightly and unfeen, now fliine Confpicuous, and,... | |
| William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaster'd wall, Prepost'rous sight! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath...shine Conspicuous, and, in bright apparel clad And tledg'd with icy feathers, nod superb. The cattle mourn in corners where the fence Screens them, and... | |
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