| William Macgregor Stirling - Inchmahome Priory (Aberfoyle, Scotland) - 1815 - 230 pages
...time," when, in gayer moments, it might be said, that here, as well as in " the busy haunts of men," " throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace, high triumphs hold ; With stoje of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence." We may well suppose that every amusement would... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red cities please us then, And the busy hum of nun, Where throngs of knights and barons bold In weeds...triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes "•Jin influence, and judge the prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend fo win her grace whom all... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 852 pages
...ASH. S'.C ASH-WEDNESShaJc. The fnake throws her enamelled Ikin Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in. Throngs of knights and barons bold In weeds of peace high triumphs hold With ftore of ladies. Miitot Lately your fair hand in womaii'g <weed Wrapp'd my glad head. Waller. _,. It... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...creep, By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men ; Where throngs of knights and barons bold In weeds...store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...creep, By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds...store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...creep, By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep. Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, ctor cry'd), the glorious prize is mine ! While fish...Or in a coach and six the British fair, As long as judge the prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen... | |
| George Miller - Europe - 1820 - 624 pages
...their mental acquirements, agreeably to the description which Milton has given of these solemnities : Where throngs of knights and barons bold In weeds...store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. Such were the... | |
| William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...season lead, To the tann'd hayccck in the mead. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold , In weeds of peace high triumph hold ; With store of ladies whose bright eyes • • Rain influence, and judge the prize.... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...season lead, To the tann'd haycock in the mead. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace high triumph hold ; With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or... | |
| Peter Bayley Williams - Caernarfon (Wales) - 1821 - 224 pages
...subjects, in imitation of our Hero Arthur, held a round table, and celebrated it with dance and tournament, Where throngs of Knights and Barons bold, In weeds...triumphs hold ; With store of Ladies, whose bright eyes Reign influence, and jndge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her gi ace whom all... | |
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