 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 904 pages
...Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that is distrest, Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play, When falcons were abroad for prey." The poem closes in this manner. " Now another day is come, Fitter hope, and nobler doom : He hath thrown... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 pages
...Thou Tree of covert and of rest For this young Bird that is distrest, Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play, When Falcons were abroad for prey. » A recreant Harp, that sings of fear And heaviness in Clifford's ear ! I said, when evil Men are... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 258 pages
...Thou Tree of covert and of rest For this young Bird that is distrest, Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play, When Falcons were abroad for prey. A recreant Harp, that sings of fear And heaviness in Clifford's ear ! I said, when evil Men are strong,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 354 pages
...Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that is distrest, Among thy branches safe he layt And he was free to sport and play, When falcons were abroad for prey." The poem closes in this manner. " Now another day is come, • , . . . Fitter hope, and nobler doom... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...Thou Tree of covert and of rest For this young Bird that is distrest ; Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play, When Falcons were abroad for prey. A recreant Harp, that sings of fear And heaviness in Clifford's ear ! I said, when evil Men are strong,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...Thou Tree of covert and of rest For this young Bird that is distrest ; Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play, When Falcons were abroad for prey. 62 A recreant Harp, that sings of fear And heaviness in Clifford's ear ! I said, when evil Men are... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 372 pages
...Thou Tree of covert and of rest For this young Bird that is distrest ; Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play, When Falcons were abroad for prey. A recreant Harp, that sings of fear And heaviness in Clifford's ear ! I said, when evil Men are strong,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 314 pages
...truckle ; and both monarch and subject were soon fast asleep. CHAPTER IV. Give Sir Nicholas Throlkeld praise; Hear it, good man, old in days, Thou tree...distress'd , Beneath thy branches he did stay; And he w is free to sport and play, IVhen falcons were abroad for prey. WOHDSWOKTB. THE fugitive Prince slept... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 412 pages
...Thou Tree of covert and of rest For this young Bird that is distrest ; Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play, When Falcons were abroad for prey. A recreant Harp, that sings of fear And heaviness in Clifford's ear ! I said, when evil Men are strong,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1828 - 360 pages
...Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that is distrest : Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play, When falcons were abroad for prey. A recreant harp that sings of fear And heaviness in Clifford's ear ! I said, when evil men are strong,... | |
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Threlkeld praise ! Hear it, good man, old in days ! Thou tree of covert and of rest For this young bird that is distrest ; Among thy branches safe he lay, And he was free to sport and play. When falcons were abroad for prey. 
