 On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a master's hand, and prophet's...  Landmarks of the History of England - Page 58de James White - 1858 - 288 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 pages
...fecit erigi castrum forte." — GRAY. 1.2. On a rock, whose haughty brow 15 Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With...hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air ;) 20 Vet. 14. " To arms!" cried Mortimer, and couch'd his quivering lance.] Edmond de Mortimer, Lord... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1826 - 454 pages
...steep of Snowdon, is exquisite and inimitable. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With...prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. The detail of the prophecy is too long for quotation; but the following fragments, which form its opening... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1826 - 190 pages
...Mortimer, and couch'd his quivering lance. I. 2. On a rock, whose haughty hrow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With...prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. Ver. 11. of Snowdon's shaggy side] Snowdon was a name given by the Saxons to that mountainous tract... | |
 | 1826 - 310 pages
...On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of wo, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard,...Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. ' Hark, how each giant-oak, and desert-cave Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee, oh king! their hundred... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1826 - 242 pages
...minister Of bounteous Providence. 11. On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foamy flood j Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet sto6d ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air;) And with a master's... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 pages
...accompanied the King in this expedition. I. 2. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With...Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. ' Hark, how each giant-oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee, oh King ! their... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pages
...cried Mortimer, and couch'd his quivering lance. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With...prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. ' Harfc, how each giant oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1828 - 542 pages
...the sable garb of wo, • With haggard eye» the poet stood, (Lome hu beard and hoar; air btream'd, like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's...hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of bit lyre. detail of the prophecy is too long for quotation ; but the following •rits, which form... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 pages
...cried Mortimer and couch'd his quivering lance. 2 On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe With haggard eyes the poet stood Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air, And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...cbuch'd his quivering lanceOn a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet...sorrows of his lyre. "Hark, how each giant oak, and desert.cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee, oh king ! their hundred arms they... | |
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