 Out of the window, whisk, they flew, But left a spell upon the table. The words too eager to unriddle The Poet felt a strange disorder: Transparent birdlime form'd the middle, And chains invisible the border.  Poems - Page 69by John Penn - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 pages
...) But that they left the door a-jarr, Where, fafe and laughing in his fleevc, H* heard the diftant din of war, % : Short was his joy. He little knew, ^ The power of Magick was no fable. Out of the window, whifk they flew, But left a fpell upon the table. C 5 The The... | |
 | G. Pearch - English literature - 1775 - 340 pages
...believe.) But that they left the door ajar, Where, fafe and laughing in his fleeve, He heard the diftant din of war. Short was his joy. He little knew, The power of Magic was no fable. Out of the window, whifk, they flew, But left a fpell upon the table. The words too eager to unriddle The poet felt a... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1778 - 182 pages
...believe.) But that they left the door a-jar, Where, fafe and laughing in his fleeve, heard the diftant din of war. Short was his joy. He little knew, The power of magic was no fable ; Out Out of the window, whiflc, they flew, But left a fpell upon the table. The 'Words too- eager to unriddle... | |
 | SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pages
....believe;) But that they left the door a-jar^ Where, fafe and laughing in his fleeve, He heard the diftant din of war. - .• ' ;. Short was his joy. He little...power of Magic was no fable; ; Out of the window, whiik, they flew, But left a fpell upon the table. The words too eager to unriddle, The Poet *elt a... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pages
...believe.) But that they left the door a-jar, Where, fafe and laughing in his flecve, < He heard the diftant din of war. Short was his joy. He little knew, The power of magic was no fable ; Out of the window, whifk, they flew, But left a fpell upon the table. The words too eager to unriddle The poet felt a... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...believe.) But that they left the door a-jar, Where, fafe^nd laughing in his fleeve, He heard the diftant din of war. Short was his joy. He little knew The power of Magic was no fable ; Out of the window, wifk, they flew, But left a fpell upon the table. The words too eager to unriddle, The Poet felt a... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...bcli;ve) lint that they lift the door a-jar, Where, fafc and iauphing in inn iU-eve, He heard the dillant din of war. Short was his Joy. He little knew The power of m;ijic was nn fable; 'Out of the window, wilk, they flew, Cut left a fpeil upon the table. The words... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...nucb dlfpleafed at tie liberty here taken tuth his nam! ; yttjfarely, without am great rcaf»n. Л1, Short was his joy. He little knew The power of Magic was no fable ; Out of the window, wiik, they flew, But left a fpell upon the table. The words too eager to unriddle, The Poet felt a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...Hfflcaftift tit liter'.} tin itlet valb til not; jit,furrlj, willntit tny frtat. reffn. df. Short was hu joy. He little knew The power of Magic was no fable ; Out of the window, wiflc, they flew, But left a fpell upon the table. The words too eager to unriddle, The Poet felt a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...safe, and laughing in his sleeve, He heard the distant din of war? Short was his joy: lie little kuew The power of magic was no fable; Out of the window whisk they flew, But left w spell upon the table. The words too eager to unriddle The Poet felt a straiige disorder; Transparent... | |
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