 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 - English poetry - 1818 - 240 pages
...weigk'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...it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd, And swinging it rudely, too rudely, alas ! I snapp'd' it, it fell to the ground. And such,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 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...it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd, And swinging it rudely, too rudely, alas ! I snapp'd it, it fell to the ground. And such,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 314 pages
...was all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd ro a fanciful view, To weep for the buils it had left with 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 - 1818 - 448 pages
...weighed down its beautiful head. The cup was all filled, and the leaves were all wet, And it seemed to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, Ou the flouishing bush where it grew. I hastily seized it, unfit as it was, For a nosegay, so dripping... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 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...it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd, And swinging it rudely, too rudely, alas ! I snapp'd it — it fell to the ground. And such,... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...beautiful head. The cup was all filled, and the leaves were all wet, And it seemed to a fanciful viewi To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the...! I snapped it, it fell to the ground. And such, I exclaimed, is the pitiless part Some act by a delicate mind, Regardless of wringing and breaking a... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 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...with regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew; N I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was Fora nosegay, so dripping and drown'd ; And swinging it rudely,... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 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 seia'd it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd, And, swinging it rudely, too rudely,... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 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,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 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,... | |
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