Poems. By John Dyer, L.L.B.: Viz. I. Grongar Hill. II. The Ruins of Rome. III. The Fleece, in Four Books..John Hughs, 1761 - 175 pages |
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Ægyptus æther airy alſo ancient ariſe beauteous behold beneath bleating boſom Brigantes brows chearful clime cloſe clouds coaft courſe dales deep delight diſtant domes duſt erſt ev'n ev'ry Falernum firſt fleece flocks flood flow'rs foft folemn fong fons Gaul gloomy gloſſy graſs green Grongar Hill groves hand hills howe'er ifle Increaſing induſtry iſle labor lawns locks lofty loom luxury muſe num'rous nymphs o'er op'ning paſs paſtures plains pow'r proſpect proud purple realms rifing riſe rocks roſe ruins ruſh ſcene ſea ſeek ſhade ſhall ſhapes ſhe ſheep ſhepherd ſhine ſhores ſides Silurian Sir JOHN HEATHCOTE ſkies ſkill ſky ſmile ſnows ſoft ſome ſpacious ſpeed ſpread ſtate ſteel ſteer ſtep ſtill ſtores ſtorm ſtrand ſtreams ſtreets ſtrength ſtrong ſuch ſummer ſwains ſweet ſwell ſwift theſe thoſe thro toil tow'rs trade unnumber'd uſe vales vallies various vaſt veſtures waſte wave wealth whoſe wide wild wind woods wool
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Page 15 - Tis thus the busy beat the air, And misers gather wealth and care. Now, ev'n now, my joys run high, As on the mountain-turf I lie; While the wanton zephyr sings, And in the vale perfumes his wings ; While the waters murmur deep ; While the shepherd charms his sheep ; While the birds unbounded fly, And with music fill the sky, Now, ev'n now, my joys run high.
Page 11 - In all the hues of heaven's bow, And, swelling to embrace the light, Spreads around beneath the sight.
Page 13 - Big with the vanity of state ; But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave.
Page 13 - And see the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in shade and sun Sometimes swift, sometimes slow, Wave succeeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life, to endless sleep...
Page 14 - Ever charming, ever new, When will the landscape tire the view! The fountain's fall, the river's flow, The woody valleys warm and low; The windy summit, wild and high, Roughly rushing on the sky; The pleasant seat, the ruined tower, The naked rock, the shady bower; The town and village, dome and farm, Each give each a double charm, As pearls upon an Ethiop's arm.
Page 12 - That cast an awful look below ; Whose ragged walls the ivy creeps, And with her arms from falling keeps : So both a safety from the wind On mutual dependence find. 'Tis now the raven's bleak abode ; Tis now th...
Page 78 - First, howe'er, Drive to the double fold, upon the brim Of a clear river, gently drive the flock, And plunge them one by one into the flood...
Page 15 - Be full, ye courts ! be great who will ; Search for Peace with all your skill : Open wide the lofty door, Seek her on the marble floor : In vain...
Page 12 - The yellow beech, the sable yew, The slender fir that taper grows, The sturdy oak with broad-spread boughs.
Page 180 - Europeans ; whom the circling cup Of luxury intoxicates. Ye routs, Who for your crimes have fled your native land; And ye voluptuous idle, who in vain Seek...