 When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. " By Fairy-hands their knell is rung; By Forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim...  Lectures on poetry and general literature - Page 145by James Montgomery - 1833 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1764 - 616 pages
...with dewy fingers cold, Returns to detlc their hallow'd mold, She tliere (hill drefs a Iweeter fod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy-hands their knell is rung, By forms unfccn their dirge is fung ; There Honour comes, a Pilgrim grey, To hlcfs the turf that wraps thtir... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 396 pages
...the Same. TTOW deep the brave, who fink to reff, •■--*• By all their country's wiihes bleft J When Spring with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there fhall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung, By... | |
 | Richard Warner - Bath (England) - 1801 - 362 pages
...wishes blest ? " When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, " Returns to deck their hallowed mould, " She then shall dress a sweeter sod " Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. " By fairy hands their knell is rung; " By forms unseen their dirge is sung; " There Honour comes, a pilgrim... | |
 | William Collins - Fore-edge paintings - 1802 - 198 pages
...their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung: There Honour comes, a pilgrim... | |
 | Luise Johanne L. von Blumenthal - 1803 - 384 pages
...THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BLEST! * WHEN SPRING WITH DEWY FINGERS COLD, RETURNS TO DECK THEIR HALI.Ow'c MOULD, SHE THERE SHALL DRESS A SWEETER SOD, THAN FANCY'S FEET HAVE EVER TROD. BY FAIRY HANDS THEIR KNELL IS RUNG, BY FORMS UNSEEN THEIR DIRGE IS SiINO J THERE HONOUR COMES, A PILGRIM... | |
 | Luise Johanne L. von Blumenthal - 1803 - 356 pages
...ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BLEST! WHEN SPRING WITH DEWY FINGERS COLD, RETURNS TO DECK THEIR HALLOw'l) MOULD, SHE THERE SHALL DRESS A SWEETER SOD, THAN FANCY'S FEET HAVE EVER TROD. BY FAIRY HANDS THr.U! KNELL IS RUNG, BY FORMS UHSEEN THEIR DIRGE IS SUNG; THERE HONOUR COMES, A PILGRIM... | |
 | Salomon Gessner - German poetry - 1805 - 332 pages
...* This poetic idea Collins has clothed in the language of poetry in the following beautiful lines : When Spring with dewy fingers cold Returns to deck...dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. T. + Cain alludes to his dream in this reflection, from which he seems inclined to derive, if possible,... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...THE BRAVE—AN ODE. HOW fleep the brave, who (ink to reft, By all their country's wifties blefs'd I When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there (hall drefs a fweeter fod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By... | |
 | Epitaphs - 1806 - 886 pages
...rest. With all their country's wishes blest; When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck the hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. ' " . By fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung : Honour shall come, a pilgrim... | |
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