 | John Cann Bailey - 1911 - 232 σελίδες
...in Collins. Let us go to the facts. Here is the opening of one of the odes of Collins, While, lost to all his former Mirth, Britannia's Genius bends to Earth, And mourns the fatal Day: While stained with Blood he strives to tear Unseemly from his Sea-Green Hair The Wreaths of cheerful May.... | |
 | Lucius Hudson Holt - 1915 - 952 σελίδες
...THE DEATH OF COLONEL ROSS, IN' THE ACTION OF FONTENOV. WRITTEN IN MAY, 1745 [Publ. 1747] WHILE, lost e rose, ' The brief night goes stain'd with blood he strives to tear Unseemly from liis sen-green hair The wreaths of cheerful May:... | |
 | Russell Markland - 1915 - 152 σελίδες
...BOWLES 125 ON THE DEATH OF COL. CHARLES Ross, IN THE ACTION AT FONTENOY. WRITTEN MAY, 1745. fHILE, lost to all his former mirth, Britannia's genius bends to earth, And mourns the fatal day : While, stained with blood, he strives to tear Unseemly from his sea-green hair The wreaths of cheerful May... | |
 | William Collins - 1926 - 74 σελίδες
...Weft! OD £ ODE, to a Lady on the Death of Colonel Ross in the AElion of Fontenoy. i. TT 711 1 LE, loft to all his former Mirth, Britannia's Genius bends to Earth, And mourns the fatal Day : While flain'd with Blood he drives to tear Unfeemly from his Sea-green Hair The Wreaths of chearful May :... | |
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Britannia's genius bends to earth, And mourns the fatal day : While stain'd with blood he strives to tear Unseemly from his sea-green hair The wreaths of cheerful May: The thoughts which musing Pity pays, And fond Remembrance loves to raise, Your faithful... 
