 The swain responsive as the milk-maid sung, The sober herd that low'd to meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school ; The watchdog's voice that bay'd the whisp'ring wind, And the loud...  Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste - Page 39by Archibald Alison - 1812 - 434 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...which bay'd the whispering wind ; And the loud laugh that spake the vacant mind ; These, all in sweet confusion, sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. How blest is he who crowns in shades, like these, A youth of labour, with an age of ease ! Who quits... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind : These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. But now the sounds of population fail, No cheerful murmurs fluctuate in the gale, No busy steps the... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind : These all in soft confusion sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. Moonlight. — POPE. When the fair moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...that bay'd the whiep'ring wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind ; These all in sweet shed by William C. Hall But now the sounds of population fail, No cheerful murmurs fluctuate in the gale, No busy steps the... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...The watchdog's voice, that bay'd the whisp'rmg wind; And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind: These all. in soft confusion, sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. i Unhappy close of life. How shocking must thy summons be, 0 Death ! To him that is at ease in his... | |
 | William Scott - Diccion - 1825 - 382 pages
...the pool ; . •. The playful children just let loose from school ; The watch dog's voice, that bay'd the whisp'ring wind ; „ And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind ; These all, in soft confusion, sought the shade, And filled each pause the nightingale had mads. V.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 476 pages
...that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind ; These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. But now the sounds of population fail, No cheerful murmurs fluctuate in the gale, No busy steps the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school, The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whisp'ring wind, And the loud laugh, that spoke the vacant mind ; These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. But... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind ; These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. But now the sounds of population fail, No cheerful murmurs fluctuate in the gale, No busy steps the... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...watch dog's voice, that bay'd the whisp'ring wind y And the loud laugh lhat spoke the vacant mind ; These all, in soft confusion sought the shade, '- And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made. V. — The Painter who pleased Nobody and every Body. LEST men suspect your tale uutrue, Keep probability... | |
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