 While o'er the cliff th' awaken'd churn-owl hung, Through the still gloom protracts his chattering song ; While, high in air, and poised upon his wings, Unseen, the soft enamour'd woodlarkf sings : These, Nature's works, the curious mind employ, Inspire...  The Natural History of Selborne - Page 103by Gilbert White - 1902 - 552 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...employ, Inspire a soothing melancholy joy : As fancy warms, a pleasing kind of pain Steals o'er each cheek, and thrills the creeping vein ! Each rural...that scents the swelling breeze, Or cottage-chimney smoaking through the trees. The chilling night-dews fall : — away, retire ; For see, the glow- worm... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 202 pages
...joy : As fancy warms, a pleasing kind of pain Steals o'er each cheek, and thrills the creeping veinl Each rural sight, each sound, each smell combine ;...The new-mown hay that scents the swelling breeze, Or cottage -chimney smoaking through the trees. The chilling night-dews fall : — away, retire ; For... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 396 pages
...pois'd upon his wings, Unseen, the soft^enamor'd woodlark sings : 1 'in> t These, NATURE'S works, the curious mind employ, Inspire a soothing melancholy...As fancy warms, a pleasing kind of pain Steals o'er each cheek, and thrills the creeping vein ! Each rural sight, each sound, each smell combine ; The... | |
 | 1793 - 204 pages
...sight, each sound, each smell combine ; The tinkling sh«ep-bell, or the breath of kine ; The new- mown hay that scents the swelling breeze, Or cottage-chimney...chilling night-dews fall :— away, retire; For see, the glow- worm lights her amorous fire ! Thus, ere night's veil had half obscur'd the sky, Th' impatient... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...air, and pois'd upon hii wings, Unseen the soft enamour'd wood-lark sings. These, Nature's works, the curious mind employ. Inspire a soothing melancholy joy : As fancy warms, a pleasing kind of p4in Steals o'er the cheek, and thrills the creeping vein! Each rural sight, each sound, each smell,... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...pois'd upon his wings, Unseen the soft enamour'd wood-lark sings. These, Nature's works, the cuiiuus mind employ, Inspire a soothing melancholy joy: As...creeping vein! Each rural sight, each sound, each smell, comhine. The tinkling sheep-bell; or the breath of kine: The new-mown hay that scents the swelling... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 pages
...chatt'ring song ; While high in air, and pois'd upon his wings, Unseen, the soft enamour'd woodlark sings : Each rural sight, each sound, each smell, combine,...The new-mown hay that scents the swelling breeze, Or cottage chimney smoking thro' the trees. WHITE. RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS. SEE the wretch that long has... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pages
...air, and poised upon his wings, Unseen the soft enamonr'd wood-lark sings. These, Nature's works, the curious mind employ, Inspire a soothing melancholy...The new-mown hay that scents the swelling breeze, Or cottage chimney, smoking throilgh the trees. The chilling night-dews fall— away, retire, For see... | |
 | 1820 - 190 pages
...wings, Unseen, the soft enamour'd woodlark sings : Each rural sight, each sound, each smell, comhine, The tinkling sheep-bell, or the breath of kine ; The new-mown hay that scents the swelling breeze, Or cottage chimney smoking thro' the trees. WHITE. RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS. SEE the wretch, that long has... | |
 | 1842 - 622 pages
...Inspire a soothing melancholy joy ; Each rural sight, each sound, each smell, combine ; The tmkling sheep-bell, or the breath of kine; The new-mown hay...breeze, Or cottage-chimney smoking through the trees." REV. GILBERT WHITE. WE are all of us apt to speak of nature as distinct from the great Creator of heaven... | |
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