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" He makes the figs our mouths to meet And throws the melons at our feet; But apples, plants of such a price, No tree could ever bear them twice. With cedars chosen by His hand... "
The United States Democratic Review - Page 497
1839
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The Christian Remembrancer, Volume 6

Christianity - 1843 - 750 pages
...translation, although it is unfortunate that the licence occurs in the finest passage of the English poem. He hangs in shades the orange bright, Like golden lamps in a green night; And does in the pomegranates close Jewels more rich than Ormus shows. He makes the figs our mouths to meet,...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 378 pages
...eternal spring, Which here enamels every thing ; And sends the fowls to us in care, On daily visits thro' the air. He hangs in shades the orange bright, Like golden lamps in a green night, And does in the pomegranates close, Jewels more rich than Ormus shows. He makes the figs our mouths to...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...eternal spring, Which here enamels every thing ; And sends the fowls to us in care, On daily visits thro' the air. He hangs in shades the orange bright, Like golden lamps in a green night, And does in the pomegranates close, Jewels more rich than Ormus shows. He makes the figs our mouths to...
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Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...on shore. He cast (of which we rather boast) The gospel's pearl upon our coast. And in these rocke the friendly Carylls come by dozens, [sins. Their wives, their uncles, d praise exalt, Till it arrive at Heaven's vault: Which, thence (perhaps) rebounding, may, Echo beyond...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...gave us this eternal spring, Whieh here enamels every thing ; And sends the fowls to us in eare, ()n & dv x }y յ cP錼8 f XLLFM3F _b } -̨! T ow S] VuOӚ Ǫ n . Ȧ 9 = does in the pomegranates elose Jewels more rieh than Ormus shows. He makes the figs our mouths to meet...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...eternal spring, Which here enamels every thing ; And sends the fowls to us in care, On daily visits thro' the air. He hangs in shades the orange bright, Like golden lamps in a green night, And does in the pomegranates close, Jewels more rich. than Ormus shows. He makes the figs our mouths to...
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Sylvan sketches; or, A companion to the park and the shrubbery, by the ...

Elizabeth Kent (botanist.) - 1825 - 466 pages
...referring the beauties of a garden to the benevolent Deity, by whom they were given to mankind, says — " He hangs in shades the orange bright, Like golden lamps in a green night ; And does in the pomegranate close Jewels more rich than Ormus shows." Yet Thomson, comparing it with the...
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Poetic Gleanings, from Modern Writers: With Some Original Pieces

Poetic gleanings - Children's poetry - 1827 - 182 pages
...prelate's rage. " He gave us this eternal spring, Which here enamels every thing ; And sends the fowls to us in care, On daily visits through the air. " He...temple where to sound his name. " Oh! let our voice his praise exalt, Till it arrive at Heaven's vault; Which then, perhaps, rebounding, may Echo beyond the...
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Specimens of sacred and serious poetry, from Chaucer to the present day ...

John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...prelates ' rage, " He gave us this eternal spring Which here enamels every thing, And sends the fowls to us in care, On daily visits through the air. " He...a green night, And in these rocks for us did frame l A temple where to sound his name. " Oh! let our voice his praise exalt Till it arrive at Heaven's...
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Poetry for Schools: Designed for Reading and Recitation. The Whole Selected ...

Eliza Robbins - Children's poetry - 1828 - 408 pages
...prelate's rage. • He gave us this eternal spring, Which here enamels every thing ; And sends the fowls to us in care, On daily visits through the air. He hangs...orange bright. Like golden lamps in a green night. And does in the pomegranates close Jewels more rich than Orrnus shows. He cast (of which we rather boast)...
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