... pride, The salmon, monarch of the tide ; The ruthless pike, intent on war, The silver eel, and mottled par.* Devolving from thy parent lake, A charming maze thy waters make, By bowers of birch, and groves of pine, And hedges flower'd with eglantine. Rural Sports - Page 174by William Barker Daniel - 1812Full view - About this book
| 1820 - 190 pages
...Hay-making. 73 The ruthless pike, intent on war ; The silver eel, and mottled par. Devolving from their parent lake, A charming maze thy waters make, By bowers...And ancient faith that knows no guile, And industry embrown'd with toil, And hearts resolv'd and hands prepar'd, The blessings they enjoy to guard ! SMOLLET.... | |
| 1820 - 254 pages
...and groves of pine, And hedges flowVd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, May num'rons herds and flocks be seen, And lasses chanting o'er...hands prepar'd, The blessings they enjoy to guard. * The par is a small fish, not unlike the smelt, which it rivals in delicacy and flavour. Y01. xxxi.... | |
| Tobias George Smollett - 1820 - 254 pages
...groves of pine, And hedges flow'r'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, May num'rons herds and flocks be seen, And lasses chanting o'er...hands prepar'd, The blessings they enjoy to guard. * The par is a small fish, not unlike the smelt, which it rivals in delicacy and flavour. VOL. XXXI.... | |
| Tobias Smollett, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 748 pages
...groves of pine, And hedges flowered with eglantine. Still on thy banks, so gaily green, May numerous herds and flocks be seen. And lasses chanting o'er...And ancient faith, that knows no guile, And industry embrown'd with toil, And hearts resolv'd, and hands prepared, The blessings they enjoy to guard. "-fIf... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...groves of pine, And hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, May nunVroiis herds and flocks be seen ; And lasses, chanting o'er...ancient faith, that knows no guile ; And industry, embrown'd with toil ; And hearts resolv'd and hands prepar'd, The blessings they enjoy to guard. Ill*—... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pages
...birch, and groves of pine, And hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gaily green, Alay num'rous herds and flocks be seen, And lasses chanting...hands prepar'd, The blessings they enjoy to guard. * The par is a small fish, not unlike the smelt, which it rivals in delicacy and flavour. SOI ODE TO... | |
| 1821 - 282 pages
...bowers of birch and groves of pine, And hedges flower'd with eglantine. Still on thy banks so gayly green, May num'rous herds and flocks be seen : And...ancient faith, that knows no guile ; And industry, embrown'd with toil ; And hearts resolv'd and hands prepnr'd, The blessings they enjoy to guard. M... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 462 pages
...banks, so gaily green, May num'rous herds and flocks be seen ; And lasses, chanting o'er the pale ; And shepherds piping in the dale; And ancient faith...imbrown'd with toil ; And hearts resolv'd, and hands prcpar'd The blessings they enjoy to guard ! IRELAND abounds more in lakes, or as they were formerly... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 282 pages
...the smelt, which it rivals la delicacy and flavour. Still on thy banks, so gaily green, May numerous herds and flocks be seen, And lasses chanting o'er...guile, And industry imbrown'd with toil, And hearts resolved, and hands prepared, The blessings they enjoy to guard. TO BLUE-EYED ANN. WHEN the rough North... | |
| 1822 - 430 pages
...eglantine. Still on thy banks, so gaily green, May num'rous herds and (locks be seen ; And lasses chaunting o'er the pail, And shepherds piping in the dale ;...ancient faith, that knows no guile; And industry, embrown'd with toil ; And hearts resolv'd,and hands prepar'd, The blessings they enjoy to guard !"... | |
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