 O'erhang his wavy bed; Now air is hushed, save where the weak-eyed bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn...  Notes and Queries - Page 3311900Full view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hnsh'd, save where the weak-ey'd Some few in that, but numbers err in this. Ten censure...wrong for one who writes amiss; A fool might once him As oft he rises midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum : Now teach me,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd As oft he rises midst the twilight path. Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum : Now teaeh me,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 pages
...in his Ode to Evening. " Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-eyed bat With short shrill shrieks flits by on leathern wing ; Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn, As oft he rises midst the twilight path Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum." WAKEFIELD. Ver.... | |
 | Francis Lathom - 1826 - 256 pages
...threats the trembling ear." MASON. " Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat, With shrill short shriek, flits by on leathern wing; Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn, As oft he rides 'midst the twilight of the path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum." COLLINS.... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed: Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat, With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern...where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn, As oft he rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum : Now teach me,... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...pastoral reed with oaten stops. Comus, v. 345. Ver. 9. Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing; Or where the beetle winds, etc. In Spenser we find ; The tether-winged batt, dayes' enimy. Faerie Queene, B. 2. C. 12. St. 36.... | |
 | William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...pastoral reed with oaten stops. Comus, v. 345. Ver. 9. Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing; Or where the beetle winds, etc. In Spenser we find; The lether-winged batt, dayes' enimy. Faerie Queene, B. 2. C. 12. St. 36.... | |
 | William Collins - 1828 - 108 pages
...Milton's Com" n, v. 340. With brecle ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed: Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-eyed bat, With short shrill shriek...where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,* As oft he rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim born in heedless hum : Now teach me,... | |
 | William Collins - 1828 - 104 pages
...itopt.— Milton'i Comus, r. 340. With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-eyed bat, With short shrill shriek...where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,* • As oft he rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim born in heedless hum : Now teach... | |
 | William Collins - 1830 - 240 pages
...tent, whose cloudy skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed : Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-eyed bat ; With short shrill shriek...where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn, VARIATIONS. Ver. 2. May hope, O pensive Eve, to soothe thine ear. 3. Like thy own solemn springs, 9.... | |
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