 | Hugh Blair - 1763 - 94 ページ
...death. " The thirtle (hakes its beard to the wind.. " The flower hangs its heavy head—itfeems to fay, I am covered " with the drops of heaven ; the time of my departure is near, " and the blaft that shall fcatter my leaves." Malvina's death is hinted to him in the mod delicate manner by... | |
 | 1765 - 520 ページ
...beard to the wind. The flower hangs its heavy «' head — it feems to fay, I am covered with the 'c drops of heaven; the time of. my departure is " near, and the blaft that fhall fcatter my leaves." Malvina's death is hinted to him in the moft delicate manner by... | |
 | 1765 - 416 ページ
...hangs its heavy head, waving, at times, to the gale. Why doft thou awake me, O gale, it feems to fay, I am covered with the drops of heaven ? The time of my fading is near, and the blaft that fhall fcatter my leaves. To-morrow mall the traveller come, he that... | |
 | 1773 - 466 ページ
...its heavy head, waving, at times, to the gale. " Why doft thou awake me, O gale," it feems to fay, " I am covered with the drops of heaven ? The time of my fading is near, the blaft that fhall fcatter my leaves. To-i morrow mall the traveller come ; he that... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1779 - 188 ページ
...the manufcript, and in. broken accents continued. " Why doft thou awake me, Q gale? It feems to fay, I am covered with the drops of heaven. The time of my fading is near, and the blaft that fhall fcatter my leaves. To-morrow fhall the traveller come; he... | |
 | 1783 - 282 ページ
...« The » thiftle shakes its beard to the wind. The flower » hangs its heavy head-it feems to fay, I am >, covered with the drops of heaven ; the time » of my departure is near, and the blaft that « shall fcatter my leaves ». Malvina's death is hinted to him in the moft delicate manner... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1785 - 286 ページ
...manufcript, and in broken accents, continued. « Why " Why doft thou awake me, O gale? It .feems to fay, I am covered with the drops of heaven. The time of my fading is near, and the blaft that fhall fcatter my leaves. To-morrow fhall the traveller come ; he... | |
 | 1799 - 252 ページ
...its heavy head, waving, at times, to the gale. " Why doft thou awake me, O gale?" it feems to fay; " I am covered with the drops of heaven. The time of my fading is near, and the blaft that fhall fcatter my leaves. To-morrow mall the traveller come, lie... | |
 | James Anderson - 1800 - 632 ページ
...reflected from the waters, and was seen at times gently to move : " Why dost thou awake me, O gale," it seems to say; " I am covered with the drops of heaven? " On the other side, a tufted acacia loaded with its full luxuriance of foliage, still fresh as the... | |
 | 1803 - 350 ページ
...presages of death. " The thistle shakes its beard to the wind. The " flower hangs its heavy head ; it seems to say, I am " covered with the drops of...apotheosis, or ascent to the habitation of heroes, and the introduction to the story which follows from the mention which Ossian supposes the father of... | |
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O gale, it seems to say, I am covered with the drops of heaven? The time of my fading is near, and the blast that shall scatter my leaves. Tomorrow shall the traveller come, he that saw me in my beauty shall come; his eyes will search the field, but they... 
