...o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Rob'd in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood : (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a...troubled air) And with a Master's hand, and Prophet's tire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre ' Hark, how each giant oak, and desert cave, Sighs to the...

...making due apologies and submissions. which was again, in all probability, suggested, like Gray's " Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,' by Milton's " Imperial ensign, which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind."...

...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)1 were suggested in fact by a picture of Raphael's, as Gray's note testifies. Collins is generally...

...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. "Weave the warp, and weave the woof, "The winding sheet of Edward's race." Weaving the winding sheet...

...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,...Prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. These 'deep sorrows' struck a note which vibrated through the remaining decades of the eighteenth century....

...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. Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding sheet of Edward's race.88 The effect of the bard's...

...the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And, with a master's...prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre. "Hark, how each giant-oak and desert cave Sighs to the torrent's awßtl voice beneath!" Gray's admiration...

...the vision of Ezekiel: With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And, with a master's hand and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrow of his lyre. (PTG 185-86) The epode that follows sets out the bard's lament for his murdered...

...the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And, with a master's...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, oh...

...the säble garb of woe With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And, with a master's...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, O king!...