 | English literature - 1750 - 372 pages
...with wholcfome viands fill'd : There, liftenlng every noife, his watchful dog. Smooth to the (helving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where...collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering moots, and lhakes the country round. At. firft, an azure meet, it ruihes broad... | |
 | William Hutchinson - England - 1774 - 206 pages
...conceive Thompfon had this cataract in his eye, when he wrote his feafons: " Smooth to the (helving brink, a copious flood « Rolls fair and placid ;...collected all . " In one impetuous torrent down the deep *' It thundering Ihoots, and (hakes the country round. " At firft, an azure fheet it rufhes, broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...rwift-fhrinking T check my fteps, and view tile broken fcene. SMOOTH to the fhelving brink.a copious flood 590 Rolls fair, and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thund'ring fhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet,. it rulhes broad... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...of thought: fwift-ftu.inking I check my fteps, and view the broken fcene. P Smooth to the fhelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid; where...collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering lhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet, it rufhes broad... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - English poetry - 1793 - 308 pages
...thought : fwift-fhrinking back, I check my fteps, and view the broken fcene. Smooth to the fhelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where...collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure meet, it rufhes broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...back, I check my steps, and view the broken scene. SMOOTH to the shelving brink a Copious flood 590 Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round. At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whitening by... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...of thought : fwift-Dirii I check my ftcps, and view the broken fcene. Smooth to the (helving btink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one Impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and (bakes the country roufl At firft, an azure (heet, it rufhcs broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...from the charm of thought' swift-shrinking back , j I check my steps , and view the broken scene. ' Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls...one impetuous torrent , down the steep It thundering shoots , and shakes the country round,. At first , an azure- sheet , it rushes broad ; Then whitening... | |
 | Cambrian directory - 1800 - 238 pages
...the leifure of recolledtion, thefe nervous lines of Thomfon feem to defcribe much of the fcene ; " Smooth to the Shelving brink a copious flood " Rolls fair and placid, where colledled all " In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep " It thundering fhoots, and fhakes the country... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...wakes from the charm of thought. Swift shrinking back, I check my steps ; and view, the broken scene. Smooth to the shelving brink, a copious flood rolls...one impetuous torrent, down the steep it thundering shoots, and shakes the country round." A person hearing this read without regard to the poetical pauses,... | |
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Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round. 
