 Less Philomel will deign a song In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy!  The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray: Ed. with a Life - Side 63av Thomas Gray - 1862 - 223 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 sider
...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... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 sider
...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... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 sider
...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... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 sider
...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... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 sider
...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 sider
...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... | |
 | 1806 - 408 sider
...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... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 sider
...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' acoustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy I Thee, chantress of the woods among, I woo to hear thy evening song ; And, missing thee, I walk unseen... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 490 sider
...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... | |
 | Martin Davy - 1809 - 28 sider
...'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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