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" Now the bright morning star, Day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. "
Lyric Poetry of Glees, Madrigals, Catches, Rounds, Canons, and Duets: As ... - Page 288
1840 - 624 pages
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Ernest Maltravers, Volume 1

Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - Fiction - 1838 - 224 pages
...and laughed with him. And woman, bright woman, was the nucleus of all the stories ! CHAPTER XVI. " Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east.'' • Mil/row. HITHTOTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...there is no piece of higher loveliness than his often quoted, yet never tiring Song on May Morning. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes...Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale both boast thy blessing! Thus we salute thee with our earlj song, And welcome thee, and wish thw long....
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The Seasons of Life; with an Introduction on the Creation, and Primeval ...

Mary Ashdowne - 1839 - 328 pages
...presented to our senses. The immortal bard, enraptured with the prospect, thus introduces the theme : — " Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes...throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose." The Spring is now replete with joy. The freshness of the crystal dews, the cessation of sunny showers,...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 9

1839 - 880 pages
...than Burns, and with the whole of which the slenderest excuse will justify us in adorning our pages. " Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes...leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throw The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail ! bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes and a Life of the Author, Volume 2

John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...acquaint, With thee there clad in radiant sheen, No Marchioness, but now a Queen. SONG. ON MAY MORNING. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. i star] ' Of...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 46

Scotland - 1839 - 892 pages
...slenderest excuse will justify us in adorning our pages. " Now the bright morning stir, day's harblnger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, icho from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail I bounteous May, that...
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Cheveley: Or, The Man of Honour, Volume 1

Baroness Rosina Bulwer Lytton Lytton - African Americans - 1839 - 260 pages
...childhood. " England, with all thy faults," and in all thy seasons, " I love thee still." \ " When spring from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose;" I like to hunt for those yellow cowslips and those pale primroses, till I fancy earth has its stars...
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Illustrations of Shakespeare and of Ancient Manners: With Dissertations on ...

Francis Douce - Clowns in literature - 1839 - 678 pages
...wandering here and there, Troop home to church-yards. Aurora's harbinger is Lucifer, the morning star. " Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East " • It was the popular belief that ghosts retired at the approach of day. Thus the spirit of Hamlef...
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Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 8

Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1840 - 686 pages
...and spirits as light, Our next merry meeting ! A bumper — good night ! CHAPTER II. " The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose." 'Tis Flora's holiday, and in ancient times the fair goddess kept it with joyous festivity. Ah ! those...
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De Clifford: Or, The Constant Man, Volume 2

Robert Plumer Ward - 1841 - 298 pages
...dispensed, And she no whit encumbered with her store, Antl t.*en the giver would be better thanked." " Now the bright Morning Star, day's harbinger, Comes...cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail ! bounteous May !" This was in the holy verse of Milton ; take other passages, of a still sweeter character, in prose,...
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