 Thy landscapes have a living grace And truth — for every Briton's eye ; For in them it may fondly trace Beauties our daily walks supply, Which, soon as seen, to all are known, And have a magic all their own. ' To thee our hedge-rows growing wild, Our...  Fisher's Juvenile Scrap-book - Page 281836Full view - About this book
 | 1836 - 558 pages
...a magic all their own. ' To thee our hedge-rows growing wild, Our commons bare, our pollard trees, Our rural cots — by peasants piled, — Our cloudy...taste and skill ; And who can for one moment miss To recognise, with cordial will, Objects each ramble may recall ? The scene — the group— are English... | |
 | George Williams Fulcher - Painters - 1856 - 266 pages
...and native land. A Painter's— and a Patriot's fame ! For well he plays a Patriot's part, And every Patriot's thanks hath won, Who honours, by his noble art, His country's worth— as thou hast done ! And for this cause we would enshrine, With grateful homage, justly due, Each haunt a memory priz'd... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1836 - 640 pages
...a magic all their own. ' To thee our hedge-rows growing wild, Our commons bare, our pollard trees, Our rural cots — by peasants piled, — Our cloudy...His country's worth, as thou hast done ; Giving, in alf their native grace, Our landscapes and our peasant race. ' Are they not our's ? But glance at this... | |
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