MINE be a cot beside the hill ! A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear ; A willowy brook, that turns a mill, With many a fall shall linger near. The swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft 'shall the pilgrim lift the... Poems - Page 197by Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
| Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 pages
...fall, shall linger near. The swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower, that drinks the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1852 - 792 pages
...flower-garden at Hafod. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; n some unfolding plant Has caught a wondering fly, or frugal ant, His hand the micr ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing... | |
| Songs - 1853 - 456 pages
...swal-low oft be - neath my thatch Shall twit - ter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pil - grim lift the latch, And share my meal, a wel-come guest. Around my ivy'd porch shall spring Each fragrant flow'r that drinks the dew ; And Lucy at her wheel shall sing, In russet gown and apron blue. The tillage... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...fall, shall linger near. The swallow oft beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring F.ach fragrant flower that drinks the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1853 - 594 pages
...fall, »hall linger near. The swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from the clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal — a welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dc» And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - English poetry - 1853 - 334 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing... | |
| Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. — Rogers. O! share my cottage, dearest maid, Beneath a mountain, wild and high, It nestles in a silent... | |
| Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1853 - 588 pages
...fall, shall linger near. The swallow oft, heneath my thatch, Shall twitter from the clay-huilt nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal — a weleome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the des ; And Lucy,... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 516 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my...drinks the dew; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing In russet gown and apron blue. The village-church, among the trees, Where first our marriage-vows were... | |
| Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1854 - 468 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay -built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing... | |
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