 And it seemed, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seized it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drowned, And swinging it rudely, too rudely, alas ! I snapped it...  Poems - Page 225by William Cowper - 1806Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...weighed down its beautiful head. The cup was all filled, and the leaves were all wet, And it feemed to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the flourifhing bufh where it grew. I haftily feized it, unfit as it was, For a nofegay, fo dripping and... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, arjd the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, Oil the flourishing buih where it grew. Is it to flaunt in warm art'' 5i» To laugh and feast i To... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 322 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet ; And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left,...regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was, For a nosegay, so drooping and drown'd ; And wringing it rudely, too rudely,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...weighed down its beautiful 'head-. The cup was all filled, and die leaves were all wot, And it seemed to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the flouriihinij bush where it grew. I hastily seized it, unfit as It was, For a nosegay, so dripping and... | |
 | Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, and the leaves"were all wet, And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left...regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was, For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd. And swinging it rudely, too rudely,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...xveigh'd down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, arid the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left...regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd, And swinging it rudely, too rudely,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left...regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd ; And swinging it rudely, too rudely,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...weigh'd down it's beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left...regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seix'd it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd, And swinging it rudely, too rudely,... | |
 | John Aikin, Robert Harding Evans - Ballads, English - 1810 - 508 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cups were all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left...regret On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as is was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd, And swinging it rudely, too rudely... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 386 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cups were all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret On the nourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as is was For a nosegay, so dripping and... | |
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