Softly on my eyelids laid ; And, as I wake, sweet music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or the unseen Genius of the wood. The Spectator ... - Page 1421803Full view - About this book
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wi'ngs in aery stream Of lively portraiture display 'd, Softly on my eye-lids laid. And as I wake, sweet music...breathe Above, about, or underneath, , Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pages
...sing, And the waters murmuring, With such consort as they keep, . Eiilire the dewy-feather'd sleep: And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings...breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th" unseen genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pages
...Sing, And the waters murmuring, With such concert as they iteep, Entice the dewy-feather'd Sleep ; And let some strange, mysterious dream Wave at his wings,...display'd, Softly on my eyelids laid ; And as I wake, sweet mu&ic breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit, to mortals good, Or tlr unseen genius... | |
| 1803 - 376 pages
...thro' a fleecy cloud. " Then let some strange mysterious dream " Wave .with his wings in airy stream. u Of lively portraiture display'd, " Softly on my eye.lids laid: " And as I wake, sweet music breathe " Sent by some spirit to mortals good, " Or th' unseen genius of the wood." ' I reflected then upon... | |
| Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 pages
...sing, And the waters murmuring, With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings...breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some Spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
..., And the waters murmuring , With such concert as they keep , Entice the dewy-feather' d sleep: And let some strange mysterious dream , Wave at his wings...breathe Above , about , or underneath , Sent by some spirit to mortals good ^ Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
| John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 pages
...sing, And the waters murmuring, With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings...breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some Spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...sing. And the waters murmuring With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep ; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display 'd, Softly on my eyelids laid ; And as I wake, sweet music hreathe Ahove, ahout, or underneath.... | |
| 1804 - 496 pages
...either sense, to wave an airy stream of lively portraiture display'd, is vague and without meaning. And as I wake, sweet music breathe) Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good Or th' uneven genius of the wood. This isa luminous thought. M ilton fostered... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...sing, And the waters murmuring With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings...breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genins of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
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