And, when the sun begins to fling His flaring beams, me, goddess, bring To arched walks of twilight groves, And shadows brown, that Sylvan loves, Of pine, or monumental oak, Where the rude axe, with heaved stroke, Was never heard the nymphs to daunt,... Selections from the British Poets: Chronologically Arranged from Chaucer to ... - Page 3751851Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...fliadows brown that Sylvan loves Of Pine, or monumental Oake, Where the rude Ax with heaved ftroke* Was never heard the Nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt. There in clofe covert by fome Brook, Where no prophaner eye may look, Hide me from Day's garifli eye, While... | |
| John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...Shadows brown that Sylvan loves Of Pine, or monumenral Oake, V'here the rude Ax with heaved ftroke, Was never heard the Nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt. There in clofe covert by fome Brook, Where no profaner eye may look, Hide me from Day's gari(h eie, While the... | |
| John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...fhadows brown that Sylvan loves Of pine, or monumental oak, i35 Where the rude ax with heaved ftroke WTas never heard the Nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt. There in dole covert by fome brook, Where no profaner eye may lock, HWe me from day's garifh eye, While the... | |
| John Newbery - 1762 - 292 pages
...madows brown, that Sylvan loves, Of pine, or monumental, oak, Where the rude ax .with- heavy fIroke Was never heard the nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt ; There in clofe covert by fome brook, Where no profanereye may look, Hide me from day's garifh eye, While the... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...And fhadows brown, that Sylvan loves, Of pine, or monumental oak, Where the rude ax with heavy ftroke Was never heard the nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt ; There in clofe covert by fome brook, Where no profaner eye may look, Hide me from day's garifh eye, While the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 pages
...fhadows brown, that Sylvan loves, Of pine, or monumental oak, Where the rude ax, with heaved ftroke, Was never heard the nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt. There, in clofe covert, by fome brook, Where no profaner eye may look, Hide me from day's garim eye, While the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...And madows brown that Sylvan loves Of 'pine, or monumental oak, Where the rude ax with heaved ftroke Was never heard the Nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt. There in clofe covert by fome brook, Hide roe from day's garifh eye, While the bee with honied thigh, That at... | |
| 1780 - 226 pages
...of twilight groves, SELECT POEMS. Of pine or monumental oak, Where the rude axe with heaved ftroke Was never heard the nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt. There in clofe covert by fome brook, Where no profaner eye may look, Hide me from Day's garilh eye, While the... | |
| John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...twilight groves, And shadows brown that Sylvan loves Of pine, or monumental oak, i35 Where the rude ax with heaved stroke, Was never heard the Nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow 'd haunt. There in close covert by some brook, Where no profaner eye may look, , i4o Hide me... | |
| John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...And fhadows brown that Sylvan loves Of pine or monumental oak, Where the rude ax, with heaved ftroke, Was never heard the nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt. There in clofe covert by fome brook, Where no profaner eye may look, Hide me from day's garifh eye, While the... | |
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