The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe in Eight Volumes, Band 8

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John Murray, 1823
 

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Seite 204 - And there was something fearful in the sight, And in the sound of what appear'd to-night ; For now, of night and nervous terror bred, Arose a strong and superstitious dread; She heard strange noises, and the shapes she saw Of fancied beings bound her soul in awe. The moon was risen, and she sometimes shone Through thick white clouds, that flew tumultuous on, Passing beneath her with an eagle's speed, That her soft light imprison'd and then freed ; The fitful glimmering through the hedge-row green...
Seite 207 - As men will children at their sports behold, And smile to see them, though unmoved and cold, Smile at the recollected games, and then Depart and mix in the affairs of men...

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