 On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's...  The British Essayists;: Observer - Pągina 230per Alexander Chalmers - 1807Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pągines
...to you I have sometimes flattered myself I have found the strength of Dryden in our late Churchill, and the sweetness of Pope in our lamented Goldsmith...o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb.of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pągines
...stood aghast in speechless trance: To arms! cried J Mortimer, and couch'd his quiv'ring lance. I. 2. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, AVith haggard eyes the Poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 448 pągines
...\Vest stand uurivalled ; the subject of his best picture is taken from the following part of Gra) 's Bard : " On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er...Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of wo, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; Loose his beard and hoary hair, Streamed like a meteor to the... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pągines
...speechless trance: To arms ! cry'd Mortimer, and couch'd his quiv'ring lance. I. 2. On a rock, whose hanghty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of Woe, With haggard eye the poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled airj And... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 pągines
...stood aghast in speechless trance : To arms ! cried Mortimer, and couch'd his quivering lance. I. 2. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of wo, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1817 - 432 pągines
...to you I have sometimes flattered myself I have found the strength of Dryden in our late Churchill and the sweetness of Pope in our lamented Goldsmith:...feast of Alexander, I contemplate with awful delight Gray 'a enthusiastic bard — OH a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood,... | |
 | William Wirt - 1829 - 250 pągines
...arteries, reminds me of the emotions produced by the first' sight of Gray's introductory picture of his bard. "On a rock, whose haughty brow, " Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, " Kobed in ihe sable garb of wo, ' " With haggard eyes the poet stood ; " ( Loose his beard and hoary... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 pągines
...Glo'ster stood aghast in speechless trance : To. arms ! cried Mortimer, and couch'd his quivering lance. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd hi the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Strearo'd,... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 pągines
...whose lands lay on the bordera of Wa!ei, and probably accompanied the King in this expedition. I. 2. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pągines
...* stood aghast in speechless trance : To arms ! cried Mortimer J-, and couch'd his quivering lance. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, llob'd in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; ( Loose his beard, and hoary hair... | |
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