| Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 530 pages
...reader muft excufe a few more quotations from the fame poet, on the fame fubject ; the firft defcribes the approach of evening, and the retiring of all animals to their repofe. Silence accompanied ; for beaft and bird, They to their grafly couch, thefe to their nefts... | |
| 1792 - 494 pages
...mnft cxcufc a few more o,\x>tntions from the fame poet, on the fame fub•trt : the lirft dcfcribcs the approach of evening, and the retiring of all animals to their Silence accompanied ; bead and bird, They to their grarty cnuch, thefe to their nefts Were flunk; all... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pages
...reader will czcufe a few more quotations from the fame poet, on the fame fuhjed ; the firft defcribee the approach of evening, and the retiring of all animals to their repofe. • Silence accompanied; for beaft and bird, They to their grafly couch, thefe to their neils,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...reader mud excufe a few more quotations from the fame poet, on the fame ibbjeft: the firil defcribes the approach of evening, and the retiring of all animals to their repofe : Silence accompanied ; for beait and bird, They to their f rafi'y couch, thefe to their nefts... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...and twilight grey Had in her soher livVy all things elad ; Silence accompanied; for heast and hird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk; all hut the wakeful nightingale; She all night long heram'rous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd ; now... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...and twilight gray Had in her soher livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for heast and hird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all hut the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd : now... | |
| Sir John Carr - 1805 - 526 pages
...divine Milton : " Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to...their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk • With living saphirs." now glowed the firmament Seated upon a rock, we for a long time contemplated... | |
| Sir John Carr - 1805 - 320 pages
...Milton: " Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Q Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to...their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk With living saphirs." —now glowed the firmament Seated upon a rock, we for a long time contemplated... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...The pret. and part. pass, ot liing. SLUNK. The pret. and part. pass, of slink. Silence accompany 'd ; for beast, and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nosts, Were slunk. Milton. To SLUK. -ja [sloorig, Dutch, lusty ; iloore, a slut.] i. To sully , to... | |
| Sir John Carr - 1806 - 342 pages
...evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beasi and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk- — — . now glowed the firmament With living saphirs." Seated upon a rock, we for a long time contemplated... | |
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