 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 612 ページ
...And her hosom, he sure, is as cold; How the nightingales lahour the strain, With the notes of this charmer to vie ^ How they vary their accents in vain, Repine at her triumphs, and die. In the fourth I find nothing hetter than this natural strain of Hope; Alas ! from the day that we met,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810
...How the nightingales labour the strain, With the notes of his charmer to vie ; How they vary the:r accents in vain, Repine at her triumphs, and die. To the grove or the garden he strays, And pillages every sweet ; Then, suiting the wreath to his lays, He throws it at Phillis's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...is as cold ; „ *' How the nightingales labour the strain, With the notes of this charmer to vie j How they vary their accents in vain, Repine at her triumphs, and die. In the fourth I find nothing better than this natural strain of Hope : Alas ! from the day that we... | |
 | 1814 - 300 ページ
...bright as the snow, " And her bosom, be sure, is as cold ! " How the nightingales labor the strain, " With the notes of his charmer to vie ; « How they...accents in vain, " Repine at her triumphs, and die." V. To the grove or the garden he strays, And pillages every sweet ; Then, suiting the wreath to his... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816
...be sure, is as cold ; How the nightingales labor the strain. With the notes of his charmer to vi«; How they vary their accents in vain, Repine at her triumphs, and die." To the grove or the garden he stray*, And pillages every sweet ; Then, suiting the wreath to his lays, He throws it at Phillis' s... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816
...And her bosom, be sure, is as cold ; How the nightingales labour the strain, With the notes of this charmer to vie ; How they vary their accents in vain, Repine at her triumphs and die. In the fourth I find nothing better than this natural strain of Hope : Alas ! from the day that we... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 260 ページ
...bright as the snow, , And her bosom, be sure, is as cold ; How the nightingales labour the strain, With the notes of his charmer to vie ; How they vary...triumphs, and die." To the grove or the garden he strays, And pillages every sweet ; Then, suiting the wreath to his lays, He throws it at Phyllis's... | |
 | John Ely - 1817 - 103 ページ
...sure is as cold ; " How the nightingales labour the strain, i' With the notes of his charmer to vie j "How they vary their accents in vain, "Repine at her triumphs, and die." And pillages every sweet ; Then, suiting the wreath to Iris lays, To the grove or the garden he strays,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819
...as bright as the snow, And her bosom, be sure, is as cold : How the nightingales labour the strain, With the notes of his charmer to vie : How they vary...triumphs, and die.' To the grove or the garden he strays, And pillages every sweet, Then suiting the wreath to his lays, He throws it at Phyllis's feet.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820
...And her bosom, be sure, is as cold ; How the nightingale's labour the strain, With the notes of this charmer to vie ; How they vary their accents in vain, Repine at her triumphs and die. In the fourth I find nothing better than this natural strain of Hope : Alas ! from the day that we... | |
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Tis his with mock passion to glow, Tis his in smooth tales to unfold, " How her face is as bright as the snow, And her bosom, be sure, is as cold. How the nightingales labour the strain, With the notes of his charmer to vie; How they vary their accents... 
