| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1854 - 440 pages
...written in a Country Churchyard. THE curfew tolls — the knell of parting day, — The lowing herds wind slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods...and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And... | |
| Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...ELEGY, WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD. THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herds wind slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods...and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1854 - 102 pages
.... William Measom . . 24 AN ELEGY. THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods...and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And... | |
| Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 pages
...yards together, seated. in; GBAY. Tns curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods...and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And... | |
| William Russell - 1854 - 398 pages
...deep Low pitch of utterance : 1. The curfew tolls, — the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods...darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape from the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his drony flight,... | |
| Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 610 pages
...harmony to others. '1'lnansau's Seasons. The eurfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods...world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landseape on the eight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 272 pages
...sing, And keep my lady from her rubbers. ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD. 1 THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly...ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. 2 Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 276 pages
...sing, And keep my lady from her rubbers. ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD. 1 THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly...ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. 2 Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air... | |
| Andrew Comstock - 1855 - 444 pages
...The curfew tolls1 — | the knell of parting day_ ! | The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea1 ; | The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, | And...the world to darkness, and to me^ | Now fades the glimm'ring landscape" on the sight1, | And all the air a solemn stillness holds', | Save where the... | |
| Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...well-stored nest The ant may care discard ; And plenty find and sweetest rest, Brave industry's reward. ANON. Elegy written in a Country Church-yard. The curfew...leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glittering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle... | |
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