Parted from thy native bough, Whither, whither goest thou, Leaflet frail? From the oak tree where I grew In the vale ; From the woods all wet with dew Lo ! the wind hath torn me ! Over hill and plain he flew, And hither he hath borne me. Ballads - Page 110by Amelia B. Edwards - 1865 - 125 pagesFull view - About this book
| Amelia B. Edwards - English fiction - 1865 - 120 pages
...vale, From the woods all wet with dew, Lo ! the wind hath torn me ! O'er the mountain tops he blew, And hither he hath borne me ! With him wandering for...leaf of laurel goes, And the leaflet of the rose." "That is delicious !" said Adrienne, her eyes filled with tears. " It is simple, yet how sweet ! Without... | |
| George Lunt - American poetry - 1883 - 306 pages
...bough, Whither, whither goest thou, Leaflet frail ? From the oak tree where I grew In the vale ; t Over hill and plain he flew, And hither he hath borne...With him wandering for aye, Until he forsakes me, 1 with many others stray, Heedless where he takes me ; — Where the leaf of laurel goes, And the leaflet... | |
| George Lunt - American poetry - 1884 - 306 pages
...the oak tree where I grew In the vale ; From the woods all wet with dew Lo ! the wind hath torn me ! Over hill and plain he flew, And hither he hath borne me. With him wandering tor aye, Until he forsakes me, 1 with many others stray, Heedless where he takes me ; — Where the... | |
| Literature - 1888 - 1004 pages
...oak-tree where I grew, In the vale ; From the woods all wet with dew, Lo I the wind hath torn me 1 Over hill and plain he flew, And hither he hath borne...the leaf of laurel goes, And the leaflet of the rose I " Academy. А. В. E, 322 323 From The Nineteenth Century. SHELLEY. BY MATTHEW ARNOLD. NOWADAYS all... | |
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