| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1825 - 392 pages
...There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state, While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet, What... | |
| 1821 - 724 pages
...the boughs does glide : There, like a bird, it sib and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. How well the skilful gardener drew, Of flowers and herbs, this dial new ! Wbere, from above, the milder... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...: There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings; And, till prepar'd iversal frame, Thus wondrous fair ; thyself how wondrous...then ! laspeakable, who sit'st above these Heavens walk d without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet, What other help could yet be meet ! But 'twas... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1824 - 514 pages
...boughs does glide ; There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets 'and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Can the reader content himself with this delightful picture of the rich products of an English garden,... | |
| Books - 1825 - 392 pages
...There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state, While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet, What... | |
| Henry Southern - 1825 - 388 pages
...There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state, While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet, What... | |
| Books - 1825 - 390 pages
...: There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state, . While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet,... | |
| Charles Lamb - Essays - 1835 - 440 pages
...boughs does glide ; There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light, How well the skilful gardener drew, Of flowers and herbs, this dial new! Where, from above, the milder... | |
| English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...the boughs does glide : There, like a bird, it sits and smgs, Then wets and claps its silver wmgs ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. How well the skilful gardener drew, Of flowers and herbs, this dial new ! . Where, from above, the... | |
| Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 362 pages
...boughs does glide ; There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. How well the skilful gardener drew, Of flowers and herbs, this dial new ! Where, from above, the milder... | |
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