| John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak; 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee chauntreß of the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen 65 On the... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...the rugged brow of Night, WhileCynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' aecustom'd oak ; 60 Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee chauntress oft the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen 65 On the... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee chauntress of the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...rugged hrow of Night: While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet hird, that shunn'st the noise of folly. Most musical, most...chantress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To hehold the wand'ring... | |
| John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While CYNTHIA checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy; Thee, chauntress, oft, the woods among,. I woo to hear thy even-song ; And, missing thee, I walk unseen On... | |
| Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While CYNTHIA checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy; Thee, chauntress, oft, the woods among, • I woo to hear thy even-song ; And, missing thee, I walk unseen... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...the rugged brow of Night , While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke , Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird , that shunn'st the noise of Folly , Most musical , most melancholy I Thee , chauntress , oft the wowls among , I woo to hear thy evening song: And , missing thee , I... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, "While Cynthia checks her dragon-yoke, Gently o'er lh' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chaunlress, oil the woods among, J wco to hear thy ev'ning song : And missing thee, I walk unsten On... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night. While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th1 accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee, chantress of the woods among, I woo to hear thy evening song ; And, missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven... | |
| Martin Davy - 1809 - 28 pages
...'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy!" Il Penser. 5Ь. ' .'«.«k» 15 " I cannot light upon the passage in the Odyssey, where Penelope's... | |
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