 | David Lewis - 1726 - 350 pages
...Fountain of a Rill, Sate upon a flow'ry Bed, With my Hand beneath my Head; And ftray'd my Eyes o'er Towjs Flood, Over Mead, and over Wood, From Houfe to Houfe,...round, unhappy Fate, Sooner or later, of all Height! Mtfcdlaneous Poems. Withdraw their Summits from the Skies, And leflen as the others rife: -r^T - *... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 356 pages
...From houfe to houfe, from hill to hill, Till Contemplation had her fill. About his chequer'd fides I wind, And leave his brooks and meads behind, And...fate ! Sooner or later, of all height, Withdraw their fummits from the fkies, And lefTen as the others rife : Still the profpeft wider fpreads, Adds a thoufand... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pages
...wind, And leave his brooks and meads behind, And groves, and grottoes where I lay, And viftoes mooting beams of day : Wider and wider fpreads the vale ;...fate ! Sooner or later, of all height, Withdraw their fummits from the fkies, And leffen as the others rife : Still the profpeft wider fpreads, Adds a thoufand... | |
 | 1758 - 352 pages
...brooks and meads behind, And groves, and grottoes where I lay, And viftoes mooting beams of day : Wide and wider fpreads the vale ; As circles on a fmooth...fate ! Sooner or later, of all height, Withdraw their fummits from the fkies. And leffen as the others rife : Still the profpea wider fpreads, Adds a thoufand... | |
 | John Dyer - 1761 - 196 pages
...brooks-and meads behind, And groves, and grottoes where I lay, And viftoes fliooting beams of day : Wide and wider fpreads the vale ; As circles on a fmooth...unhappy fate ! Sooner or later, of all height, Withdraw Withdraw their fummits from the fides, And leflen as the others rife : Still the profpecT: wider fpreads,... | |
 | 1765 - 396 pages
...brooks and meads behind, And groves and grottoes where I lay, And viftoes fhooting beams of day: Wide and wider fpreads the vale ; As circles on a fmooth...The mountains round, unhappy fate ! Sooner or later, all of height, Withdraw their fummits from the fkies, And leflen as the others rife; Still the profpect... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 392 pages
...groves and grottoes where I lay, And viftoes mooting beams of day ! Wide and wider fpreads the vale j As circles on a fmooth canal ; The mountains round, unhappy fate ! Sooner or later, all of height, Withdraw their fummits from the fkies, And leflen as the others rife ; ) ] Still the... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...brooks and meads behind,And groves and grottoes where I lay, And viftoes mooting beams of day : Wide and wider fpreads the vale ; As circles on a fmooth...The mountains round, unhappy fate ! Sooner or later, all of height, Withdraw their fummits from the fkies, And leflen as the others rife ; Still the profpeft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 362 pages
....And viftoes fhooting beams of day.i Wide and wider fpreads the vale; As circles on a fmooth canal i The mountains round, unhappy fate ! Sooner or later, of all height, Withdraw their fummits from the flues, And leffen as the others rife i Still the profpecl wider fpreads, Adds a thoufend... | |
 | 1782 - 516 pages
...brooks and meads behind ; And groves and grottoes, where I lay, And viftoes fhooting beams of day.. Wide and wider fpreads the vale. As circles on a fmooth canal : The mountains round, unhappy fate I Sooner or later, of all height, Withdraw their fummits from the Ikies, And leflen as the others rife.... | |
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And lessen as the others rise : Still the prospect wider spreads, Adds a thousand woods and meads ; Still it widens, widens still, And sinks the newly-risen hill. Now I gain the mountain's brow... 
