 Sits on the horizon round a settled gloom : Not such as wintry storms on mortals shed, Oppressing life ; but lovely, gentle, kind, And full of every hope and every joy, The wish of nature. Gradual sinks the breeze Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath...  The Recreations of Christopher North [pseud.] - Pagina 268door John Wilson - 1852 - 307 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pagina’s
...gentle, kind, And full of every hope and every joy, The wifh of Nature.. Gradual finks the breeze. 155 Into a perfect calm ;. that not a breath Is heard to quiver thro' the clofing woods, Or ruftling turn the many twinkling leaves Of afpin tall. Th' uncurling floods,... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - 1785 - 492 pagina’s
...its beauties and defects are fo intermixed, that it is no eafy matter to feparate them, Gradual finks the breeze Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath, Is heard to quiver through the ckfing woods, Or rafting hum the many-twinkling * leaves Of afpin tall. The uncurling floods, diffus'd... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pagina’s
...but lovely, gentle, kind, And full of every hope and every joy, , The wifh of Nature. Gradual fmks the breeze Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath Is heard to quiver thro' the clofmg woods, Or ruftling turn the many twinkling leaves Of afpin tall. Th' uncurling floods,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pagina’s
...mortals shed, Oppressing life ; but lovely, gentle, kind, And full of every hope and every joy, The wifh of Nature. Gradual sinks the breeze Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath 155 Is heard to quiver through the closing woods, Or rustling turn the many-twinkling leaves Of aspin... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1793 - 308 pagina’s
...Oppreflinglife; but lovely, gentle, kind, And full of every hope and every joy, The wifh of Nature. Gradual finks the breeze Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath Is heard to quiver thro' the clofing woods, Or ruftling turn the many twinkling leaves Of afpin tall. Th' uncurling floods,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pagina’s
...lovely, gentle, kind, And fell of every hope and every joy. The wim of nature. (Gradual fir.ks the breete Into a perfect calm, that not a breath Is heard to quiver through the clofmg woods, Or rultling turn the many twinkling leaves Of afpin tall. Th' uncurling flood*, diffus'd... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pagina’s
...winlry storms on mortals shed , Oppressing life ; but lovely , gentle , kind , And full of every hope and every joy , The wish of Nature. Gradual sinks...woods , Or rustling turn the many-twinkling leaves. Of aspin tall. Th'uncurling floods , difFus'd In glassy breadth , seem thro' delusive lapse Forgetful... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 pagina’s
...storms on mortals shed, Oppressing life; but lovely, gentle, kind, And full of ev'ry hope and ev'ry joy, The wish of nature. Gradual sinks the breeze...woods, Or rustling turn the many-twinkling leaves Of aspin tall. Th' uncurling floods, diffus'd In glassy breadth, seem through delusive lapse Forgetful... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pagina’s
...as wintry storms on mortals shed, Oppressing life; but lovely, gentle, kind, And full of every hope and every joy, The wish of Nature. Gradual sinks the...quiver through the closing woods, Or rustling turn the many twinkling leaves Of aspin tall. Th' uncurling floods, difFus'd tn glassy breadth, seem through... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pagina’s
...as wintry storms on mortals shed, Oppressing life; but lovely, gentle, kind, And full of every hope and every joy, The wish of Nature. Gradual sinks the...quiver through the closing woods, Or rustling turn the many twinkling leaves Of aspin tall. Th' uncurling floods, diffus'd In glassy breadth, seem through... | |
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