 Stood on my feet: about me round I saw Hill, dale, and shady woods, and sunny plains, And liquid lapse of murmuring streams; by these Creatures that lived and moved, and walked or flew; Birds on the branches warbling; ~a.ll things smiled; With fragrance...  Belles-lettres - Page 191by Augustus Layres - 1867Full view - About this book
 | Ely Bates - Country life - 1804 - 422 pages
...instinctive motion, up I sprung, As thitherward endeavouring, and upright Stood on my feet : — Myfelf I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed, and sometimes...went and sometimes ran With supple joints, as lively vigour led /4 ml felt that I -was happier than I knew. It is this fulness of life and self-enjoyment... | |
 | Ely Bates - Country life - 1807 - 426 pages
...quick instinctive motion, up I sprung, As thitherward endeavouring, and upright Stood on my feet : Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed,...went and sometimes ran With supple joints, as lively vigour led, Aiidjdt that I was happier than 1 knew. surrounding object, on hill and dale, forest and... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...liquid lapse of murmuring streams ; by these , Creatures that lived and moved, and walk'd or flew. Birds on the branches warbling ; all things smiled With fragrance ; and with joy my heart o'erflow'd. Myself, I then perused ; and limb by limb, Survey'd, and sometimes walk'd, and sometimes... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...And liquid lapse of murmuring streams : by these, Creatures thatlived and moved, and walk'd, or flew; Birds on the branches warbling; all things smiled; With fragrance and with joy my heart o'erflow'd. Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Survey'd, and sometimes went, and sometimes ran... | |
 | 1841 - 488 pages
...And liquid lapse of murmuring streams ; by these Creatures that lived, and moved, and walkd or flew; Birds on the branches warbling; all things smiled With fragrance ; and with joy my heart o'erflow'd." "A garden," says Dr. Young, "has ever had the praise and affection of the wise. What is... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 806 pages
...liquid lapse of murmuring streams : by these, Creatures that lived and moved, and walk'd, or flew, Birds on the branches warbling ; all things smiled With fragrance, and with joy my heart o'erflow'd. ib. 253. Adam is afterwards described as surprised at his own existence, and taking a survey... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1826 - 318 pages
...And liquid lapse of murmuring streams ; by these Creatures that lived and moved, and walk'd, or flew; Birds on the branches warbling ; all things smiled ; With fragrance and with joy my heart o'erflow'd. 266 Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Survey'd, and sometimes went, and sometimes... | |
 | Bible - 1827 - 264 pages
...liquid lapse of murmuring streams ; by these, Creatures that lived and moved, and walked, or flew; Birds on the branches warbling ; all things smiled...limb Surveyed, and sometimes went, and sometimes ran 269 With supple joints, as lively vigour led : But who I was, or where, or from what cause, Knew not... | |
 | Jane Taylor - English essays - 1827 - 238 pages
...liquid lapse of murmuring streams ; by these • Creatures that lived and moved, and walked or flew; Birds on the branches warbling; all things smiled;...joy my heart o'erflowed, Myself I then perused." And happy they, who like him, discerning the great Creator in his works, sum up all by exclaiming, " Tell... | |
 | Jane Taylor - Children's stories - 1830 - 306 pages
...Creatures that lived and moved, and walked or flew; Birds on th« branches warbling ; all things emiled ; With fragrance and with joy my heart o'erflowed, Myself I then perused." And happy they, who like him, discerning the great Creator in his works, sum up all by excla.iming, "Tell... | |
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