Stand, never overlook'd, our favourite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While far beyond, and overthwart the stream, That, as with molten glass, inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its varied side the... James Thomson - Page 240by George Campbell Macaulay - 1908 - 259 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...its sinuous course Delighted. There, fast rooted in their bank, Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While...the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tow'r, Tall spire,... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 496 pages
...the neighbourhood of Olney. There, fast rooted in their bank. Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite elms. That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While...the vale. The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tow'r. Tall spire,... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 474 pages
...hns, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut; While far beyond, and overthwart the stream. That, ,s with molten glass, inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tow'r, Tall spire,... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...his sinuous course Delighted. There, fast rooted in their bank, Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While...the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tow'r, Tall spire,... | |
| James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 116 pages
...Of spacious meads, with cattle sprinkled o'er, Conducts the eye along its sinuous course, Delighted. While far beyond, and over-thwart the stream, That,...the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds. Proceeding still towards Olney, we come to the Spinnie, or * We take this opportunity to acknowledge... | |
| James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 102 pages
...sprinkled o'er, Conducts the eye along its sinuous course, Delighted. While far beyond, and over• thwart the stream, That, as with molten glass, inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds, Proceeding still towards Olney , we come to the Spinnie, or * We take this opportunity to acknowledge... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Storer, William Cowper - 1804 - 96 pages
...•pacious meads, with cattle sprinkled o'er, Conduct! the eye along itt EJDUOUS course, Delighted While far beyond, and over-thwart the stream, That,...inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the cloudi. Proceeding still towards Olney, we come to tho Spinriie, or * We take this opportunity to acknowledge... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...overlooked, our favourite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut; While far beyond, and overthwarl the stream ' That, as with molten' glass, inlays 'the...vale,'" The sloping land recedes into the 'clouds ; y' '' Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, ' square' torrer,... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...favourite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While far beyond, and overthwart the streani That, as with molten glass, inlays the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedge-row beauties numberless, square tower, Tall spire,... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...Stand, never overlook'd, our fav'rite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut ; While far heyond, and overthwart the stream, That, as with molten glass,...the vale, The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on it's varied side the grace Of hedge-row heauties numherless, square tow'r, Tall spire,... | |
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