With charm of earliest birds ; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful... The Elements of Reading and Oratory - Page 186by Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 356 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...flower, G list"ring with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs : and sweet the coming on Cf grateful evening mild ; then silent night With this...solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of Heav'n, her starry train: But neither breath of morn, when she ascends 650 With charm of earliest birds... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs ; and sweet the coming on 646 Of grateful ev'ning mild; then silent Night With this her solemn bird, and this fair Moon, And these the gems of Heav'n, her starry train : But neither breath of Morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds... | |
| Edward Augustus Kendall - Birds - 1799 - 172 pages
...with cieiv ; fragrant the fertile earth Afcr soft show'rs; and sweet the coming on Of grateful ev'ning mild ; then silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heav'n, her srarry train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds... | |
| Longinus - Aesthetics - 1800 - 238 pages
...herb, tree, fruit, and flow'r, Glist'ring with dew : fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs : and sweet the coming on « Of grateful evening mild:...solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heav'n, her starry train. But neither breath of morn, when she ascends, With charms of earliest birds... | |
| John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...herb, tree, fruit, and flower, " Glist'ring with dew : fragrant (he fertile earth " After soft show'rs, and sweet the coming on " Of grateful evening mild...this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, " And these th£ gems of heaven, her starry train : " But neither breath of morn, when she ascends " With charm... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth 645 After soft show'rs : and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild;...solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of Heav'n, her starry train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends. 650 With charm of earliest... | |
| English essays - 1804 - 450 pages
...sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and dower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After...showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ; the silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...first on (his delightful land he spreads His orient beam?, on heib, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth. After soft...and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild; the silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...herh, tree, fruit, and flow'r, Glist'ring with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ; then silent night, With this her soleum hird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of Heaven, her starry train : But neither hreath... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...colore. AVith charms of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, AVhen first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams on herb, tree, fruit and flower,...solemn bird, and this fair moon And these the gems of heav'n, her starry train. But, neither breath of morn, when she ascends "With charms of earliest birds... | |
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