 Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down y^drops the Knight : For never spell by faerie laid With strong enchantment bound a glade, Beyond the length of night. Chill, dark, alone, adreed,...  Poems on Several Occasions - Page 41by Thomas Parnell - 1760 - 252 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poets - 1790 - 334 pages
...The revel now proceeds apace, Deftly they frifk it o'er the place, They fit, they drink, and eat ; The time with frolic mirth beguile, And poor Sir Topaz hangs the while Till all the rout retreat. B/ this the ftars began to wink, They fhriek, they fly, the tapers fink, And down y-drops the knight... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pages
...apace, ' Deftly' they frifk it o'er the place, They fit, they drink, and eat; 165 The time with frolick mirth beguile, And poor Sir Topaz hangs the while, Till all the rout retreat. By this the ftarrs began to wink, They fhriek, they fly, the tapers fink, 170 And down y-drops the knight: For... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 pages
...apace, ' Deftly' they frifk it o'er the place, They fit, they drink, and eat; 165 The time with frolick mirth beguile, And poor Sir Topaz hangs the while, Till all the rout retreat. By this the ftarrs began to wink, They fhriek, they fly, the tapers fInk, 170 And down y-drops the knight : For... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pages
...while, Till all the rout reircat. By this the (lars began to wink, They fhrick, they Νσ, rhe upcrs fink, And down ydrops the knight : For never fpell by fairie laid With ftrong enchantment bound a giade Beyond the length of night. Chill, dark, alone, adrced he lay, Till up the welkin role the d;iy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 pages
...Deffly they frilk it o'er the place, They fit, they drink, and eatj The time with frolick mirth brguiJe, And poor Sir Topaz hangs the while 'Till all the rout retreat. !y this the (tars began to wink, Theyfkriek, they fly, the tapers finfc, And down j 'drops the knight... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 242 pages
...hung.y The revel now proceeds apace, Deffly they frilk it o'er the place, They fit, and drink, and eat : The time with frolic mirth beguile, And poor Sir Topaz...rout retreat. By this the ftars began to wink, They fhriek, they fly, the tapers fink, And down ydrops the Knight : For never fpell by faerie laid With... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 pages
...hung. The revel now proceeds apace, DefHy they frisk it o'er the place, They sit, they drink, and eat : The time with frolic mirth beguile, And poor Sir Topaz,...the while, Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down y^drops the Knight : For never... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 pages
...The revel now proceeds apace, Deftly they frisk it o'er the place, They sit, they drink, and eat ; The time with frolic mirth beguile, And poor Sir TOPAZ...the while, Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down y-drops the knight : For never... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 528 pages
...the place, They fit, they drink, and eat j The time with frolick mirth beguile, And poor Sir Topa?, hangs the while 'Till all the rout 'retreat. By this the ftars began to wink, Theyflcriek, they fly, the tapers fink, And down y'drops the knight : For never fpell by Fairie laid... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 pages
...frisk it o'er the place, They sit, they drink, and eat; The time with frolic mirth beguile, And poorSir TOPAZ hangs the while, Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down y-drops the knight : For never... | |
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