 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,...  Poems - Page 258by Samuel Rogers - 1845Full view - About this book
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...spires, that wound the ambient sky. PRIOR. — Solomon, a poem, Book III. Line 770. The village church, among the trees, Where first our marriage-vows were given, With merry peals shall swell the breeze, A ml point with taper spire to heaven. ROGEES. — A Wish, a poem. Verse 4. An instinctive taste teaches... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 392 pages
...In russet gown and apron blue. The village-church, among the trees, Where lirst our marriage- vows were given, With merry peals shall swell the breeze, And point with taper-spire to heaven. THE MAY-QUEEN. BY ALFRED TENNYSON. [ALFRED TENNYSON, the son of the Rev. G.... | |
 | Nature in literature - 1864 - 142 pages
...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...the breeze, And point with taper spire to heaven. CUN.MNOHAM. TO A SKYLARK. ETHEREAL minstrel ! pilgrim of the sky ! Dost thou despise the earth where... | |
 | American poetry - 1864 - 334 pages
...fragrant flower that drinks the dew; The village church among the trees, Where first our marriage vows were given; With merry peals shall swell the breeze, And point with taper spire to heaven. SAMUEL ROGERS, 1762-1855. CALL TO ACTION. WOULDST thou from sorrow find a sweet relief, And is thy... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 336 pages
...sing, In russet gown and apron blue. The village church among the trees, Where first our marriage vows were given; With merry peals shall swell the breeze, And point with taper spire to heaven. SAMUEL ROGERS, 1762-1855. CALL TO ACTION. WOULDST thou from sorrow find a sweet relief, And is thy... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Outdoor life - 1865 - 120 pages
...spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing In russet gown and apron blue. The village-church among the trees,...the breeze, And point with taper spire to heaven. GRONGAR HILL. Samuel Rogers. SILENT nymph, with curious eye 1 Who, the purple evening, lie On the mountain's... | |
 | American poetry - 1865 - 144 pages
...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...the breeze, And point with taper spire to heaven. CUNNINGHAM TO A SKYLARK. ETHEREAL minstrel ! pilgrim of the sky ! Dost thou despise the earth where... | |
 | Book - Ballads, English - 1865 - 308 pages
...drinks the dew ; And Luey, at her wheel, shall sing, In russet gown and apron blue. The village ehureh, among the trees, Where first our marriage-vows were...the breeze, And point with taper spire to heaven. THERE was a lass, and she was fair, At kirk and market to be seen ; When a' the fairest maids were... | |
 | John Hugh Hawley - 1865 - 166 pages
...apron blue. The village church among the trees, Where first our marriage-vows were given, With many peals shall swell the breeze, And point with taper spire to heaven. KOGERS.* 1.— THE MONTH OF MARCH. The stormy March has come at last, With wind and cloud and changing... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pages
...from her clay-built nest ; oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch and share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivy'd porch shall spring each fragrant flower...the breeze, and point with taper spire to Heaven. S. ROGERS 333 THE PIRATE'S FAREWELL T7 ARE WELL! Farewell! the voice you hear r has left its last soft... | |
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