 Hope's deluding glass; As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air Which to those who journey near Barren, brown and rough appear: Still we tread the same coarse way; The present's still a cloudy day.  Bell's Edition - Page 113by John Bell - 1799Full view - About this book
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...near, Barren, brown, and rough appear: Grass and flowers Quiet treads, On the meads and mountain-heads, Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, -.. And never covet what I see! , ' , Content me with an humble shade, My... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...glass ; As yon summits soft ami fair , Clad in colonrs of the air , Which to thote who journey near , Barren , brown , and rough appear ;, Still we tread...same coarse way , The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree , And never covet what I see ! Content me with an humble shade , My passions'... | |
 | John Wilkes - 1805 - 348 pages
...glass ; As yon' summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which, to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the same coarse way; The present 's still a cloudy day. Trusty sends his duty. He improves every day in stature, and a little... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...deluding glass j As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ! Content me with a humble shade, My passions... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...yon summits, soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those, who journey near, Barren, and brown, and rough appear, Still we tread the same coarse way, The Present's still a cloudy day. The unexpected insertion of such reflections, imparts to us the same pleasure that we feel, when, in... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pages
...near, Barren, brown, and rough appear: Grass and flowers Quiet treads, On the meads and mountain-heads, Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ! Content me with an humble shade, My passion... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...'. ' As yon summits soft and fair, ?lad in colours of the air, ,. Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ! , Content me with an humble shade, My passions... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...; N 2 As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, "Which, to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see: Content me with an humble shade, My passions... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 310 pages
...glass : As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear: Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see : Content me with an humble shade, My passions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 pages
...summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, hrown, and rough appear; Still we tread the same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet i what I see; Content me with an humhle shade, My passions... | |
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