...a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of wo, 1 With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard,...hoary hair** Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air.tt) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. * Mocking...

...a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; Loose his beard,...prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. " Hark, how each giant-oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee,...

...eyes the Poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled airj And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. ' Hark how each giant-oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee,...

...ON a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in a sable garble of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor through the troubled air, And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck...

...fallen angels. 537. The following passage of Gray has been quoted as an imitation of this : " Loose hie beard, and hoary hair, Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air." I think the following passage in Campbell's " Pleasures of Hope" is much more appropriate : — " Where...

...a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor, to the troubled air) Ver. 11. of Snowdon's shaggy side} Snowdon was a name...

...o'er old Comvy's fuaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe With haggard eyes the poet stood.Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to...prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre !" Passing by the Abbey, theoccasional seat of Ld.Newborongb, and Bodnod, the seat of W. Haumer, Esq.,...

...Conwy's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe With haggard eyes the poet stood. Loose his board and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to the troubled...prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre!" Passing by the Abbey, the occasional seat of Ld.Newborougli, and Bodnod, the seat of W. Hanmer, Esq.,...

...couched his quivering lance. On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed ossoms, by his power restored, Forth came the conquering...on the tongue, Too strong for utterance. Thus the hi» lyre. ' Hark, how each giant oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath...

...a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Kobed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard,...prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. " Hark ! how each giant oak and desert cave Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee,...