 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...Morn, We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the grey-fly winds her sultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night Oft till the star that rose at evening bright, 30 Tow'ards Heav'n's descent had slop'd his west'ring wheel. Mean while the rural ditties were not... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the grey-fly winds her sultry horrt, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night Oft till the star that rose at evening bright, [wheel. Tow'ards Heav'n's descent had slop'd his west'ring Meanwhile the rural ditties were not mute,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...Under the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the...rose, at evening, bright, Toward heaven's descent had slop'd his westering wheel. Mean while the rural ditties were not mute, Temper'd to the oaten flute:... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...Under the opening eye-lids of the Morn, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the...night, Oft till the star, that rose, at evening bright, 30 Toward Heaven's descent had slop'd his westering wheel. Mean while the rural ditties were not mute,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh clews of night, Oft till the star, that rose, at evening, bright, Toward heaven's descent had stop'd his westering wheel. Mean while the rural ditties were not mute, Temper'd to the oaten flute... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 554 pages
...Together both, ere the high lawns appear'd What time the gray- fly winds her sultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till...rose, at evening, bright, Toward Heaven's descent had slop'd his west' ring wheel. Under the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove afield, and both together... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 568 pages
...together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh clews of night, Oft till the star that rose, at evening, bright, Toward Heaven's descent had slop'd his west'ring wheel. LYCIDAS. The contrast, which soon after follows, is wonderfully striking.... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...Under the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the grey-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the...evening, bright, Toward Heaven's descent had sloped his west'ring Mean while the rural ditties were not mute, [wheel. Temper'd to th' oaten flute ; Rough Satyrs... | |
 | John Milton - 1815 - 236 pages
...We drove afield, and both together heard What time the gray.fly winds her snltry horn, Batt'ning onr flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till the star that rose, at evening, bright, 30 Tow'ard Heav'n's descent had slop'd his west'ring wheel. Meanwhile the rnral ditties were not mnte,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...a-field, and both together heard What time the grey-fly winds her sultry horn, ' Batt'ning our~fiocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till the star that rose at evening bright Tow'rd heaven's descent had slop d his west'ring wheel. Meanwhile the rural ditties were not mute,... | |
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And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere the high lawns... 
