 | 1774 - 846 pages
...toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamourous fray Of fquabbling imps ; but to the foreft Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of fome bewilder'd flream Todeep untrodden groves his footfleps led, There would he wander wild, 'till... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1771 - 622 pages
...he ercr lied ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of fquabbling imps; but to the foreft fped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head; Or, where the maze of fome bewilder'd ftream To deep, untrodden groves his footfteps led, There would he wander wild, till... | |
 | Several Hands - 1771 - 614 pages
...him \4ondrous wife, and fome belkv'd him mad. And now he'laugli'd aloud, yet none.knew why.' , ,'.' Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of forne bewilder'd ftreara . ' Shot from "the xveftern cliff, reliev'd the weary team. . To .deep, untrodden... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1772 - 656 pages
...ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of fquabbling imps ; but to the foreft fped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of fome bewilder'd ftream To deep untrodden groves his footfteps led, There would he \Vander wild, till... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamourous fray Of fqabbling imps ; but to the forcft fp'd, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maze of fome bewilder'd flream To deep untrodden groves his footfteps led, There wou'd he wander wild, till... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps,...Shot from the western cliff, released the weary team. XVIII. Th' exploit of strength, dexterity, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel... | |
 | 1801 - 618 pages
...But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled; Nor car'd to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps,...from the western cliff, released the weary team."' xvni. ** Ti* exploit of strength, dexterrty, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. , His... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps...at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the mai/e of some bew ilder'd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led, There would he wander... | |
 | James Beattie - 1802 - 152 pages
...why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps...at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where the maize of some bewilder'd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led, There would he wander wild,... | |
 | John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...great powers. Of him the poet might have said: " Concourse and noise and toil he ever fled, Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped." ....It is related of Michael Angelo that he employed himself when a child, in drawing with a coal,... | |
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But why should I his childish feats display ? Concourse and noise, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped, Or roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head", Or, where the maze of some... 
