 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1884 - 436 pagina’s
...the Yardley Oak, the subject of one of the poet's noblest compositions : " Time made thee what thou wast — king of the woods, And Time hath made thee...spreading boughs O'erhung the champaign, and the numerous flocks That grazed it stood beneath that ample cope Uncrowded, yet safe sheltered from the storm. No... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 794 pagina’s
...receptacle, in which secure Thy rudiments should sleep the winter through." ' Time made ihce what ihou wast — King of the woods ! And time hath made thee what thou art — a cave For owls to roosl in ! Once thy spreading boughs O'erhung the champaign, and the numerous flock That groz'd it,... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1847 - 454 pagina’s
...! " Time made thee what thou wast,—king of the woods: And time hath made thee what thou art,—a cave For owls to roost in. Once thy spreading boughs O'erhung the champaign ; and the numerous flocks That grazed it stood beneath that ample cope Uncrowded, yet safe sheltered from the storm. No... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 740 pagina’s
...misstated setting right — Desperate attempt, till trees shall speak again ! Time made thee what thou wast, king of the woods : And Time hath made thee...spreading boughs O'erhung the champaign ; and the numerous flocks, That grazed it, stood beneath that ample cope Uncrowded, yet safe-shelter'd from the storm.... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1851 - 438 pagina’s
...poet conferred on thee immortality, that thou dost not seem older now ! " Time made thee what thou wast, — king of the woods ; And Time hath made thee...spreading boughs O'erhung the champaign ; and the numerous flocks That grazed it stood beneath that ample cope Uncrowded, yet safe sheltered from the storm. No... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 pagina’s
...which, secure, Thy rudiments should sleep the winter through. So Fancy dreams. Time made thec what thou wast, king of the woods ; And Time hath made thee...spreading boughs O'erhung the champaign : and the numerous flocks. That graz'd it, stood beneath that ample cope Uncrowded, yet safe-sheltered from the storm.... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1851 - 468 pagina’s
...poet conferred on thee immortality, that thou dost not seem older now ! " Time made thee what thou wast, — king of the woods ; And Time hath made thee what thou art, — a cave For owla to roost in. Once thy spreading boughs O'erhung the champaign ; and the numerous flocks That grazed... | |
 | Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 pagina’s
...Park, — and the Yardley Oak, celebrated by our Poet, Cowper, &c. Time made thee what thou wert, — king of the woods ! And time hath made thee what thou...cave For owls to roost in ! Once thy spreading boughs O'erbung the champaign, and the numerous flock That graz'd it stood beneath that ample cope Uncrowded,... | |
 | 1852 - 782 pagina’s
...the winter through." " Time made thec what thou wast — King of the woods ! And time hath made thce what thou art — a cave For owls to roost in ! Once...O'erhung the champaign, and the numerous flock That grax'd it, stood beneath thai ample cope Uncrowded, yet safe-sheltered from the storm ! No Hock frequents... | |
 | 1852 - 782 pagina’s
...to roost in ! Once thy spreading boughs O'crhung the champaign, and the numerous flock That gra/'d thce now; thou hast outliv'd Thy popularity ; and art become (Unless verse rescue ihee awhile) a thing... | |
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Time made thee what thou wast, king of the woods ; And time hath made thee what thou art — a cave For owls to roost in. 
