 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 - Pagina 3311900Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Collins - 1802 - 206 pagina’s
...highly finished. The imitative harmony of the following lines will scarcely escape the reader, " ' the weak-eyed bat, " With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing;" nor the exquisite description of the gradual approach of Evening, . " And hears their simple bell,... | |
 | William Collins - 1802 - 198 pagina’s
...highly finished. The imitative, harmony of the following lines will scarcely escape the reader, " •- the weak-eyed bat, "With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing;" nor the exquisite description of the gradual approach of Evening, " And hears their simple bell, and... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 pagina’s
...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, As oft h« rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne-in heedless hum : Now teach me,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 176 pagina’s
...tent, whose cloudy skirts, With brede ethereal wove, O'erhang his wavy bed: Kow 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 borne in heedless hum: Now teach me,... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - 166 pagina’s
...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 oil he rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum : Now teach me,... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - 168 pagina’s
...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 Enfield - 1804 - 418 pagina’s
...O'erhang his wavy bed: 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 [nun, Now teach... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pagina’s
...to ' Evening :" " Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat " With short shrill shriek flitts by on leathern wing, " Or where the beetle winds " His small but sullen horn." No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share. Oft did the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pagina’s
...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 hunt: Now teach me,... | |
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