 CHILD of the sun ! pursue thy rapturous flight. Mingling with her thou lov'st in fields of light; And, where the flowers of paradise unfold, Quaff fragrant nectar from their cups of gold. There shall thy wings, rich as an evening sky Expand and shut with...  Poems - Page 35by Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 311 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Barbara T. Gates - Literary Collections - 2002 - 712 pages
...those lines of Rogers: Child of the Sun! pursue thy rapturous flight, Mingle with her thou lovest, in fields of light. And where the flowers of Paradise...their cups of gold. There shall thy wings, rich as an evening sky, Expand and shut with silent ecstasy.3 Rogers. 14. O. magellanus, Feld. — My record of... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrup - English poetry - 1888 - 790 pages
...ADDRESS TO THE BUTTERFLY. eHILD of the sun ! pursue thy rapturous flight, Mingling with her thou lovest in fields of light, And where the flowers of paradise...their cups of gold : There shall thy wings, rich as an evening sky, Expand and shut with silent ecstasy : Yet wert thou once a worm — a thing that crept... | |
 | 1886 - 918 pages
...to detain him longer. " Child of the sun, pursue fhy rapturous flight, Mingle with her thou lovest in fields of light, And where the flowers of paradise...their cups of gold; There shall thy wings, rich as im evenicg sky, Expand and shut with silent ecstasy." "THE CHILDEEN'S HOME." CHAPTER IIL IT was New... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1866 - 786 pages
...smile, Great though they be, and wise, and beautiful, Shine forth with double lustre. TO THE BUTTERFLY. CHILD of the sun ! pursue thy rapturous flight, Mingling with her thou lovest in fields of light ; And, where the flowers of paradise unfold, Quaff fragrant nectar from their... | |
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