 And at the door imprisoning board is seen, Lest weakly wights of smaller size should stray; Eager, perdie, to bask in sunny day! The noises intermix'd, which thence resound, Do learning's little tenement betray; Where sits the dame, disguised in look...  Elegies on several occasions. Odes, songs, ballads, &c. Levities; or, Pieces ... - Pagina 241door William Shenstone - 1765Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pagina’s
...profound, And eyes her fairy throng,and turns her wheel around. Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield ; Her apron, dy'd in grain, as blue, I trowe, As « the hare-bell that adorns the field ; And in her hand, for sceptre, she does wield Tway birchen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 pagina’s
...i,iirrmix'd, which thence resound, Do Learning's little tenement hetray: Where sits the dame, disguis'd in look profound, And eyes her fairy throng, and turns...wheel around. Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emhlem right meet of decency does yield : Her apron dy'd in grain, as hlue, 1 trowe, As is the... | |
 | Lady Morgan (Sydney) - 1812 - 486 pagina’s
...childish voices, and, supposing it some little receptacle of learning, " Where sits the dame disguis'd in look profound, And eyes her fairy throng, and turns her wheel around/' «•• i I advanced cautiously to take a glance of one of those characteristic and living pictures,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 pagina’s
...intermix'd, which thence resound, Do learning's little tenement betray ; Where sits the dame, disguis'd in look profound, And eyes her fairy throng, and turns...wheel around. Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield : Her apron dy'd in grain, as blue, I trowe, As is the... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 386 pagina’s
...profound, And eyes her fairy throng, and turns her whee< Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield ; Her apron dy'd in grain, as blue, I trow, As is the harebell that adorns the field ; And in her hand, for sceptre, she does wield 'Tway... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 412 pagina’s
...intermixed, which thence resound, Do Learning's little tenement betray ; Where sits the dame, disguis'd in look profound, And eyes her fairy throng, and turns her wheel around. Her cap, far whiter tlran the driven snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield : Her apron dy'd in grain, as blue,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 pagina’s
...intermix'd, which thence resound, Do Learning's little tenement betray, Where sits the dame, disguised in look profound, And eyes her fairy throng, and turns...wheel around. Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield ; Her apron dyed in grain, as blue, 1 trow, As is the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pagina’s
...intermix'd, which thence resound, Do learning's little tenement betray: Where sits the dame, disguis'd ak, harmless, flying creature, all Mix'd in mad tumult...discordant joy ! The stag, too, singled from the snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield: Her apron dy'd in grain, as blue, I trowe, As is the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...intermix'd, whieh thenee resound, Do learning's little tenement betray : Where sits the dame, disguis'd , And various idols through the heathen world. Say, Muse, their names then k eap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emblem right meet of deeeney does yield : Her apron dy'd in grain,... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pagina’s
...intermix'd, which thence resound, Do learning's liitle tenement betray ; Where sits the dame, disguised in look profound, And eyes her fairy throng, and turns...wheel around. Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield : Her apron dyed in grain, as blue, I trowe, As is the... | |
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