 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...  Thoughts on the conduct of the understanding - Strana 71podľa Basil Montagu - 1849Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Charles Mackay - 1897
...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,...to the forest sped, Or roam'd at large the lonely moontain's head ; Or, where the maze of some bewilder'd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps... | |
 | 1907
...loving the beauties of nature, shunning rough sports, and thrilled with continual poetic dreamings : Concourse and noise and toil he ever fled, Nor cared...fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped, Or roamed at large the lonely mountain's head. It is attractive to read such things ; but the natures... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1907 - Počet stránok 580
...Some deemed him wondrous wise, and some believed him mad. But why should I his childish feats display? Concourse, and noise, and toil he ever fled; Nor cared...fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped, 14» Or roamed at large the lonely mountain's heai Or where the maze of some bewildered stream To deep... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1907 - Počet stránok 580
...Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps; but to the forest sped, 140 Or roamed at large the lonely mountain's head, Or where the maze of some bewildered stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led, There would he wander wild, till Phosbus'... | |
 | Myra Reynolds - 1896 - Počet stránok 290
...scenery until he becomes "itinerant poet and musician." As a lad his chief pleasure was to follow " Where the maze of some bewilder'd stream To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led." < He loved to climb craggy cliffs " When all in mist the world below was lost. What dreadful pleasure!... | |
 | Adolph Charles Babenroth - 1922 - Počet stránok 401
...in The Minstrel is to trace the growth of a minstrel from childhood, notes similar traits in Edwin. Concourse, and noise, and toil he ever fled; Nor cared...fray Of squabbling imps; but to the forest sped Or roamed at large the lonely mountain head, Or, where the maze of some bewildered stream To deep untrodden... | |
 | Ian L. Donnachie, Ian Donnachie, Carmen Lavin - 2004 - Počet stránok 400
...Beattie, The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius XVII But why should I his childish feats display? Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled; Nor...his footsteps led, There would he wander wild, 'till Phoebus' beam,20 Shot from the western cliff, released the weary team. 153 XVIII Th' exploit of strength,... | |
 | 1843
...trees, and dreamed uncounted hours, Though I was chid for wandering." Again, Beattie tells us, that " Concourse, and noise, and toil, he ever fled, Nor...fray Of squabbling imps ; but to the forest sped." Milton of immortal fame, says : "When I was yet a child, no childish play To me was pleasing ; all... | |
 | 1820
...should say with the poet, he was no vulgar boy. " Concourse and lioise, and toil he ever fled, Nor car'd to mingle in the clamorous .fray Of squabbling imps,...sped, Or roam'd at large, the lonely mountain's head: To deep untrodden groves his footsteps led, There would he wander wild till Phoebus beam, [the weary... | |
 | John Roach - 1793
...believ'diim . road. But XVII. But why (ln-.iild I his childifli feats difplay ?' Concourfe, and noife, and toil, he ever fled ; Nor cared to mingle in the clamorous fray Of fquabbling imps, but to the forefl fped, Or, roam'd at large the lonely mountain's head ; Or, where... | |
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