 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...liglit, You common people of the fkies, What are you when the fun doth rife ? Ye violets that firft appear, By your pure purple mantles known> Like the...the Spring were all your own, What are you when the rofe is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame nature's lays, Thinking your... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...accents, what's your praife When Philomel her voice mall raife ? You violets, that firft appear, 1 1 By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the fpring were all your own, What are you when the Rofe is blown > * Born 1568 ; dyed 1639. So, when my... | |
 | 1797 - 614 pages
...Philomel her voice shall raise ? " You violets that first appear By your pure purple mantles known, i Like the proud "virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What are you when the rose is blswn ? " So when my mistress shall be seen, Inform and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...light, You common people of the skies, What are you, wheu the sun doth rise ? Ye violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the...the year, As if the spring were all your own, What aie you, when the rose is blown ! Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame nature's... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...your weak accents ! what's your praise When Philomel her voice shall raise ? You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the...mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind ; SIR HENRY WOTTOlf. A Description ef the Countries Recreations. QWIVERING Fears, heart-tearing Cares,... | |
 | Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 208 pages
...rise ? You curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's lays, You violets that first appear, By your, pure purple mantles known, Like the...choice, a Queen ! Tell me, if she were not design'd The' eclipse and glory of her kind} GEORGE WITTIER. 1622. George Wither was born June 11,1588, at Mayndowne... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1807 - 514 pages
...praife, " when. Philomel her voice ihall raiie? " You violets that firft appear, . " By y our pur e purple mantles known, •' Like the proud virgins...you when the rose is blown ? " So when my mistress (hall be seen, " \ajorm and beifufy of her mind, " B) virtue firft, then choice a Queen, " Tell me,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...the sun doth rise? Ye violets lhat first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the prood virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, What are you when the rose is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame nature's lays, Thinking your passions understood... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 482 pages
...your weak accents ! what's your praise When Philomel her voice shall raise ? You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the...were not design'd Th' eclipse and glory of her kind ? A Description of the Country's Recreations. QUIVERING Fear, heart-tearing Cares, Anxious Sighs, untimely... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...your weak accents ! what's your praise When Philomel her voice shall raise ? You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the...mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind ; A Description of the Country's Recreations. QUIVERING Fear, heart-tearing Cares, Anxious Sighs, untimely... | |
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Philomel her voice shall raise ? You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form... 
