The Poets' BirdsChatto and Windus, 1883 - 490 páginas |
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... Morning -The Evening - At Night - And " Birds obscene " - In Spring , their nesting - In Summer , the young Birds - In Autumn , their migration - In Winter , their desolation • ESSAY on the Poets ' treatment of the Birds in the above ...
... Morning -The Evening - At Night - And " Birds obscene " - In Spring , their nesting - In Summer , the young Birds - In Autumn , their migration - In Winter , their desolation • ESSAY on the Poets ' treatment of the Birds in the above ...
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... morning lark " that " warbling springs " from the dews of the lawn , " And climbs to early sky , Winnowing blyth her dewy wings In morning's rosy eye , " 2 " bidding the villagers rise , " and calling up " the tuneful nations . " It is ...
... morning lark " that " warbling springs " from the dews of the lawn , " And climbs to early sky , Winnowing blyth her dewy wings In morning's rosy eye , " 2 " bidding the villagers rise , " and calling up " the tuneful nations . " It is ...
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... Morning and during the day - In the Evening and during the night- " Birds obscene " -In Spring ; pairing time - In Summer ; birds ' nests and young - In Autumn ; the emigration of birds - In Winter ; their desolation . Meanwhile the ...
... Morning and during the day - In the Evening and during the night- " Birds obscene " -In Spring ; pairing time - In Summer ; birds ' nests and young - In Autumn ; the emigration of birds - In Winter ; their desolation . Meanwhile the ...
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... Morning . The birds from airy branches sing , To hail the approach of day.—A. Wilson : Hymn . Warbling their Maker's praise on early wing . The woodland choir , warbling Melodiously the oft - repeated song , -Watts : Lyrics . Till ...
... Morning . The birds from airy branches sing , To hail the approach of day.—A. Wilson : Hymn . Warbling their Maker's praise on early wing . The woodland choir , warbling Melodiously the oft - repeated song , -Watts : Lyrics . Till ...
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... morning " before man made his spectral appearance on the earth , and that they were not merely devised as a providential arrangement for the con- venience of the human race ; and if they would consider further that " the seasons , " as ...
... morning " before man made his spectral appearance on the earth , and that they were not merely devised as a providential arrangement for the con- venience of the human race ; and if they would consider further that " the seasons , " as ...
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Página 42 - Join voices, all ye living souls ; ye birds, That singing up to heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise ; Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep , Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill or valley, fountain or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail, universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good ; and if the night Have gather'd aught of evil, or conceal'd, Disperse it, as now light...
Página 327 - ... appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glowworm by his spark ; So stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp...
Página 429 - And a good south wind sprung up behind ; The Albatross did follow, And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner's hollo ! In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, It perched for vespers nine ; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, Glimmered the white Moon-shine.
Página 430 - Nor dim nor red, like God's own head, The glorious Sun uprist: Then all averred, I had killed the bird That brought the fog and mist.
Página 286 - Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine : I have never heard, Praise of love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine.
Página 149 - When daisies pied and violets blue And lady-smocks all silver-white And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men ; for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo...
Página 351 - Pressed closely palm to palm and to his mouth Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they might answer him. — And they would shout Across the watery vale, and shout again, Responsive to his call...
Página 326 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown: Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn; The same that ofttimes hath Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.
Página 267 - Joyous as morning Thou art laughing and scorning; Thou hast a nest for thy love and thy rest, And, though little troubled with sloth, Drunken Lark! thou would'st be loth To be such a traveller as I. Happy, happy Liver, With a soul as strong as a mountain river Pouring out praise to the Almighty Giver, Joy and jollity be with us both!
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