 | Biography - 1852 - 318 pages
...much sweet these heavywinged thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers. All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass ^ ***** Teach me half the gladness That thy brain must know, Such harmonious madness From my lips would flow, The... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - English literature - 1852 - 458 pages
...much sweet these heavy-winged thieves. " Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awaken'd flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass. " Teach me, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine ; I have never heard Praise of love or wine That... | |
 | Arts - 1853 - 394 pages
...much sweet these heavy winded thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music deth surpass. Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine ; I have never heard, Praise... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1853 - 378 pages
...much sweet these heavy-winged thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Bain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear and fresh,...of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphal chaunt, Matched with thine would be all But an empty vaunt— A thing wherein we feel there is some... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...these heavy-winged thieves. SHELLEY. 41 Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Bain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and...of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphal chaunt, Matched with thine would he all But an empty vaunt, — A thing wherein we feel there is some... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - English poetry - 1853 - 334 pages
...showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous.and clear, and fresh.thy music doth surpass. Teach us, sprite or bird, What...of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphal chaunt, Matched with thine would be all But an empty vaunt— A thing wherein we feel there is some... | |
 | W H Cordeaux - 1853 - 118 pages
...rainbow clouds there flow not Drops so bright to see, As from thy presence showers a rain of melody. Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are...wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. We look before and after, And pine for what is not : Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...much sweet these heavy-winged thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and...surpass. Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts arc thine : I have never heard Praise 01 lovo or wino Tuat panted forth a flood of rapture so divino.... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - Country life - 1854 - 592 pages
...much sweet these heavy-wingecl thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and...of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal Or triumphal chaunt, Matched with thine would be all But an empty vaunt, — A thing wherein we feel there is some... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Gift books - 1854 - 322 pages
...much sweet these heavywinged thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous- and clear, and...of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphal chau.it, Matched wiih thine would be all But an empty vaunt— A thing wherein we feel there is some... | |
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Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine! I have never heard Praise of love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. 
