 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
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...hung. 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 ydrops the knight; For never... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...proceeds apace, Deftly they frisk it o'er the place, They sit, they drink, and eat ; The time with frolick mirth beguile, And poor Sir 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 ydrops the Knight.: For never... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 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...hangs the while Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down ydrops the knight: For never... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...The revel now proceeds apace, Deftly they frisk it o'er the place, They sit, they drink, and eat j The time with frolic mirth beguile. And poor sir 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 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 hangs the white Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...The revel now proceed* 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 hangs the while, Till all the rout retreat. 1005 By this the stars began to wink j They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down ydrops the... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 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 ydrops the knight ; For never... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...The revel now proceeds apace, Deftly they frisk it o'er the place, They sit, they drink, and eat ; ed with human voice and human sense, Reasoning to...admiration ; and with me Persuasively hath so prcvail'd, th stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down y-drops the knight : For never... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 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...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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...hung. 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...hangs the while Till all the rout retreat. By this the stars began to wink, They shriek, they fly, the tapers sink, And down ydrops the knight: For never... | |
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