 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
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...gown and apron blue. The village church among the trees, Where first our marriage-vows were giv'ifc With merry peals shall swell the breeze, And point with taper spire to heav'n. XII. AN ITALIAN SONG. Dear is my little native, vale ; The ring-dove builds and murmurs there... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1822 - 340 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. WRITTEN AT MIDNIGHT. 1786. WHILE thro' the broken pane the tempest sighs, And my step falters on the... | |
 | William Pinnock - Readers (Elementary) - 1822 - 252 pages
...the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing, In russet gown and apron blue. 4. The village church, among the trees, Where first our marriage-vows were...shall swell the breeze, And point with taper spire to heav'n ! CHAP. XX. The Bee, the Lily of the Valley, and the Tulip. A FABLE. 1. Am'-bi-ent, a. compassing,... | |
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...way. A VILLAGE -CHURCH. The Village-church, among the trees,. Where first our marriage vows were giVn, With merry peals shall swell the breeze, And point with taper spire to Heav'n.-f MOST dear to remembrance be our village-Church, whose emblematic Spire reminds us of our... | |
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...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. JAMES MONTGOMERY. INSTINCT BY WHICH BIRDS BUILD THEIR NESTS. FROM MONTGOMERY'S PELICAN ISLANDS. THUS... | |
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...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. WRITTEN IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY. OCTOBER 10, 1806. After the Funeral of the Right Hon. CKJIRI.EI JAMKS... | |
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...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. WRITTEN AT MIDNIGHT. 1786. WHILE through the broken pane the tempest sighs, And my step falters on... | |
 | English poetry - 1831 - 272 pages
...With 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. ODE ON THE SABBATH. THE orient orb of day, Enjdts his golden ray ; Now peeping... | |
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...delight, as I do, in the country. ' 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.' — ROGERS. I like also a village church. The peasant enters in his clean smock-frock, smooths down... | |
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...delight, as I do, in the country. ' 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.'—HCHIKIIS. I like also a village church. The peasant enters in his clean smock-frock, smooths... | |
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