| 1855 - 902 pages
...a thousand hurricanei and storms. Yes it is a miracle to the thoughtful. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...thievish jay Seeking her food, with ease might have purloined The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And... | |
| Anne Pratt - 1855 - 430 pages
...Which babes might play with; and the thievish jay Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Seeking his food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut...that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitnde of boughs, And all thine embryo vastness at a gulp. Who lived when thou wast such ? Oh, couldst... | |
| Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 478 pages
...Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a enp-and-ball, Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jay Seeking her food, with ease might have purluinM The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude f,f boughs, And... | |
| Anne Pratt - 1855 - 612 pages
...Heaven, created things adore, I might with reverence kneel and worship thee. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jay Seeking his food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded... | |
| William Cowper - 1856 - 464 pages
...shades, like Adam after tastej Of fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...of boughs, And all thine embryo vastness at a gulp. * Our forefather Druids, &.C.: These were the ancient priests or ministers of religion in the British... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1856 - 794 pages
...and the thievish jay Seeking her food, with case micht have purloin'd The auburn nut that held iliee. swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And all thine embryo vastness, as n gulp! But late ihy irruwih decreed ; autumnal rains, Bencaih div parent tree, mellow'd the soil... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott - 1857 - 436 pages
...shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once — a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...thine embryo vastness at a gulp. But Fate thy growth decreed ; autumnal rains Beneath thy parent tree mellow'd the soil Design'd thy cradle ; and a skipping... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 644 pages
...Of fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once — a cup and ball, Which bates might play with ; and the thievish jay. Seeking her food, with ease might have purloiu'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And... | |
| John Blenkarn - 1859 - 300 pages
...characteristics of the tree are mentioned in the following lines hy Cowper : — " Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes might play with ; and the...down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And all thy embryo vastness at a gulp : But fate thy growth decreed. ****** " While thus through all the stages... | |
| 1860 - 784 pages
...passages, as expressive of the vigor and inspiration of true poetic genius. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes might play with ; and the...ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thec. swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs Ami all thine embryo vastness at a gulp.... | |
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