| John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...at the Fountain's Hiding foot, Or at Tome Fruit.tree's moffy Root, Cafting the Bodies Veil alide, . My Soul into the Boughs does glide : There like a Bird it firs, and fings, Then whers and claps irs filver Wings ; And, 'rill prepar'd for longer flight, Waves... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1825 - 392 pages
...in a green shade. Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does...Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state,... | |
| 1821 - 724 pages
...in a green shade. Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does glide : There, like a bird, it sib and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1824 - 514 pages
...fountain's sliding foot, Or at tome fruit tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My SOD! into the boughs does glide ; There, like a bird, it...longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Can the reader content himself with this delightful picture of the rich products of an English garden,... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...in a green shade. Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit tree's mossy root, Casting hat crown'st the smiling mom With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was that happy garden-state,... | |
| Books - 1825 - 392 pages
...in a green shade. Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does...Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state,... | |
| Henry Southern - 1825 - 388 pages
...in a green shade. Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does...Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state,... | |
| Books - 1825 - 390 pages
...in a green shade. Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest. aside, My soul into the boughs does...Then whets, and claps its silver wings; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state,... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...in a green shade. Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does...There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and elaps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light... | |
| English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's slidmg foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does glide : There, like a bird, it sits and smgs, Then wets and claps its silver wmgs ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes... | |
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