 Hark, how each giant oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee, 0 king ! their hundred arms they wave, Revenge on thee in hoarser murmurs breathe ; Vocal no more, since Cambria's fatal day, To high-born Hoel's harp,...  Historical ballads, ed. and annotated by C.M. Yonge, arranged to meet the ... - Page 44by Historical ballads - 1882Full view - About this book
 | 1782 - 516 pages
...hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyrs. * Hark ! how each giant oak, and defart cave, * Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath...their hundred arms they wave, ' Revenge on thee in hoarier murmurs breathe ; * Vocal no more, fihce Cambria's fatal day, ' To high-born Hoel's harp, or... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...furrows of his lyre. ' Hark, how each giant-oak and defart-rave ' Sighs to the torrent's awful vnire beneath ! ' O'er thee, O king ! their hundred arms they ' wave, ' Revenge on thcc in hoarfcr murmurs bieathe; * Vocal no more, fince Cambria's f.ital day, [lay. ' To high-born... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1796 - 292 pages
...forrows of his lyre. Alter your voice to a tone peculiarly felemn. " Hark, how each giant-oak, and defert cave " Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath!...their hundred arms they wave, " Revenge on thee in hoarfer murmurs breathe; " Vocal no more, fince Cambria's fatal day, " To high-born Hoel's harp, or... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...how each giant-oak, and desert-cave, " Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! " O'er thee, oh King ! their hundred arms they " wave, " Revenge on...; " Vocal no more, since Cambria's fatal day, " To high- born Hoel's harp, or soft Llewellyn's ky. I. 3. " Cold is Cadwallo's tongue, " That hush'd the... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...a meteor, to the troubled air. Shone, like a meteor, streaming to the wind. Milton's Paradise Lost. And with a Master's hand, and Prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. " Hark, how each giant-oak, and desert-cave, " Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath! " O'er thee, oh King! their... | |
 | 1809 - 572 pages
...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." It is sufficient to say, that West has done full justice to so noble a subject, and has been animated... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...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. Let the living muses speak for themselves; I have all the warmth of a friend, but not the presumption... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pages
...expedition. (Loose his beard, and hoary hair / Stream'd, like a meteor m, to the troubled air)[13] And with a Master's hand, and Prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. " Hark, how each giant-oak, and desert-cave, " Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! " O'er thee, oh King ! their... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...prophet's fire, Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. ' Hark, how each giant-a;k and defert cave ' Kighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath! ' O'er thee, O king! their hundred anui they ' wave, Revenge on thee in hoarfcr murmurs breathe; ' Vocal no more, (ince Cambria's fatal... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...hoary hairj Streara'd like a meteor to the troubled air§.) And with a master's hand and prophet's tke Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. * Hark how each...Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath! « O'er thce, O King! their hundred arms they wave, * Revenge on thee in hoarser murmurs breathe; ' Vocal no... | |
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