 Or viewed the forest-feats of Robin Hood : Oft, fancy-led, at midnight's fearful hour, With startling step we scaled the lonely tower ; > O'er infant innocence to hang and weep, Murder'd by ruffian hands when smiling in its sleep.  The Pleasures of Memory: With Other Poems - Page 11by Samuel Rogers - 1806 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1792 - 612 pages
...flutter'd on her wildeft wing. Giants and genii chain'd the wondering ear; And orphan-woes drew Nature's ready tear. Oft with the babes we wander'd in the wood, Or view'd the foreft-feats of Robin Hood: Oft, fancy-led, at midnight's fearful hour. With ftartling Дер we fcal'd... | |
 | 1793 - 526 pages
...lunfliine in each little breaft. Twas here we chas'd the flipper by it» fi ' '' lound ; And turn'd the blindfold hero round and round. 'Twas here, at eve,...form'd our fairy ring; And Fancy flutter'd on her wildeft wing. Giants and genii chain'd the wondering ear ; And orphan-woes drew Nature's ready tear.... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1801 - 222 pages
...all was sunshine in each little breast. Twas here we chas'd the slipper by its sound ; And turn'd the blindfold hero round and round. Twas here, at eve,...fairy ring; And Fancy flutter'd on her wildest wing. 11 Giants and genii chain'd each wondering ear; And orphan-sorrows drew the ready tear. Oft with the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Hope - 1804 - 182 pages
...was sunshine in each little breast. 'Twas here we chas'd the slipper by its sound ; And turn'd the blindfold hero round and round. 'Twas here, at eve,...on her wildest wing. «• Giants and Genii chain'd the wondering ear ; And orphan-woes drew nature's ready tear. Oft with the babes we wander'd in the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1816 - 260 pages
...at eve, we formed our fairy ring; And Fancy fluttered on her wildest wing. Giants and genii chained each wondering ear ; And orphan-sorrows drew the ready tear. Oft with the babes we wandered in the wood, Or viewed the forest-feats of Robin Hood : Oft, fancy-led, at midnight's fearful... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1816 - 276 pages
...eve, we formed our fairy ring ; And Fancy fluttered on her wildest wing. % Giants and genii chained each wondering ear ; And orphan-sorrows drew the ready tear. Oft with the babes we wandered in the wood, Or viewed the forest-feats of Robin Hood : Oft, fancy-led, at midnight's fearful... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1822 - 340 pages
...at eve, we formed our fairy ring ; And Fancy fluttered on her wildest wing. Giants and genii chained each wondering ear ; And orphan-sorrows drew the ready tear. Oft with the babes we wandered in the wood, Or viewed the forest-feats of Robin Hood : Oft, fancy-led, at midnight's fearful... | |
 | Richard Polwhele - England - 1826 - 484 pages
...spectre sweep. Epistle. Giants and genii chain'd the wondering ear : And orphan-woes drew Nature's ready tear. Oft with the babes we wander'd in the wood, Or view'd the forest-feats of Robin-Hood : As Fancy led at midnight's fearful hour, With startling step we scal'd the lonely tower.... | |
 | General reader - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1827 - 246 pages
...all was sunshine in each little breast. 'Twas here we chas'd the slipper by its sound; And turn'd the blindfold hero round and round. :Twas here, at eve,...fancy flutter'd on her wildest wing. Giants and Genii ehain'd the wondering ear; And orphan-woes drew nature's ready tear. Oft, with the babes we wander'd... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...at eve, we form'd our fairy ring ; And Fancy (lulUr'd on her wildest wing, (iiants and genii chaiu'd each wondering ear; And orphan-sorrows drew the ready tear. Oft with the hahes vte wander' d in the wood, Or viow'd the forest-feats of Robiu Hood • Oft, fancy-led, at midnight's... | |
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