 Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does glide: There like a bird it sits, and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings; And, till prepared for longer flight,...  Poems - Page 166by James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 279 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 248 pages
...boughs does glide ; There like a bird it sits and sings, Then whets and claps its silver winga, And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. How well the skillful gardener drew, Of flowers and herbs, this dial new I Where from above the milder sun Does... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...There like a bird it sits and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared lor longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light....this dial new ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run ; And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 528 pages
...beyond a mortal's share To wander solitary there : Two paradises are in one, To live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gardener drew Of flowers, and...herbs, this dial new, Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run, And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 632 pages
...a real freedom. ' Then, 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.' It is a significant tradition attached to several of his verses, that they were written the night before... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 628 pages
...enjoyed a real freedom. 'Then, 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.' It is a significant tradition attached to several of his verses, that they were written the night before... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 524 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. Such was that happy garden-state, While man there walked without a mate: After a place so pure and... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 524 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. Such was that happy garden-state, While man there walked without a mate! After a place so pure and... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...boughs does glide : There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings, And, mes, Or hath Tfu Garden ( Translated). A. MARVELL. EDEN. Yea, more, A heaven on earth : for blissful paradise Of... | |
 | Theodore Ledyard Cuyler - Europe - 1881 - 606 pages
...boughs does glide. There like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light " How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flowers and herbs this dial true ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 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. 7 Such was the happy garden state, While man there walked without a mate : After a place so pure and... | |
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