 | English literature - 1805 - 590 pages
...steps aright : Above the rest, our Britain held they dear, More solemnly they kept their sabbaths here. I speak of ancient times, for now the swain, Returning late, may pass the wood in vain, And never hope to see the nightly train. In vain the dairy now with mints is dress'd,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 pages
...solemnly they kept their sabbaths here, And made more spacious rings, and revell'd halff the year. 15, I speak of ancient times ; for now the swain, ] Returning late, may pass the woods in vain, ; And never hope to see the nightly train. * In vain the dairy now with mint is dress'd ; The dairy-maid... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...kept their Sabbaths here, And made more spacious rings, and revelled half the year. * Derrick, glance. I speak of ancient times ; for now the swain, .\ Returning late, may pass the woods in vain, C And never hope to see the nightly train ; ) In vain the dairy now with mints is dressed, } The dairy-maid... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...kept their Sabbaths here, And made more spacious rings, and revelled half the year. * Derrick, glance. I speak of ancient times ; for now the swain, Returning late, may pass the woods in vain, And never hope to see the nightly train ; ) In vain the dairy now with mints is dressed, } The dairy-maid... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...More solemnly they kept their sabbaths here. And made more spacious rings, and rcvel'd half the year. I speak of ancient times, for now the swain Returning late may pass the woods in vain, Awl uevtT hope tu te the nightly train; In vain the dairy now with mint is dress'd, The dairy-maid... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...their Sabbaths here, And made more spacious rings, arid revell'd half) the year. * Derrick, glance. I speak of ancient times ; for now the swain, ^ Returning late, may pass the woods in vain, > And never hope to see the knightly train ; J In vain the dairy now with mints is dress'd, ^ The dairy-maid... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 346 pages
...More solemnly they kept their sabbaths here, [year. And made more spacious rings, and revel'd half the I speak of ancient times, for now the swain Returning late may pass the woods in vain, And never hope to see the nightly train : In vain the dairy now with mint is dress'd, The dairy-maid... | |
 | Giovanni Boccaccio, John Dryden - English poetry - 1822 - 286 pages
...More solemnly they kept their sabbaths here, And made more spacious rings, and revel'd half the year. I speak of ancient times ; for now the swain Returning late may pass the woods in vain, And never hope to see the nightly train : In vain the dairy now with mint is dress'd, The dairy maid... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...More solemnly they kept their sabbaths here, And made more spacious rings, and revell'd half the year. I speak of ancient times ; for now the swain Returning late may pass the woods in vain, And never hope to see the nightly train : In vain the dairy now with mints is dress'd, The dairy-maid... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...dear, More solemnly they kept their sabbaths here, And made more spacious rings, and revell'd half the I speak of ancient times, for now the swain Returning late, may pass the woods in vain, And never hope to see the nightly train. Jn vain the dairy now with mint is drest, 02 year. The dairy-maid... | |
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The dairy-maid expects no fairy guest, To skim the bowls, and after pay the feast. She sighs, and shakes her empty shoes in vain, No silver penny to reward her pain... 
