What first inspired a bard of old to sing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring? In some delicious ramble, he had found A little space, with boughs all woven round ; And in the midst of all, a clearer pool Than e'er reflected in its pleasant cool,... The Flowering Plants of Great Britain - Page 183by Anne Pratt - 1855Full view - About this book
| 1818 - 506 pages
...inspired a bard of old to sing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring i In some delicious ramble be had found A little space, with boughs all woven round, And in the midst of all a clearer pool Than were reflected in its pleasant cool The blue sky, here and there serenely peeping Thro' tendril wreaths... | |
| Elizabeth Kent - Botany - 1823 - 498 pages
...crown'd." SANDYS'S OVID. " What first inspired a bard of old to sing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring ? In some delicious ramble he had found A little...space, with boughs all woven round ; And in the midst thereof a clearer pool Than e'er reflected in its pleasant cool The blue sky here and there serenely... | |
| Elizabeth Kent - Floriculture - 1825 - 516 pages
...Instead whereof a yellow flower was found, With tufts of white about the button crown'd." SANDYS'S OVID. In some delicious ramble he had found A little space, with boughs all woven round ; And in the midst thereof a clearer pool Than e'er reflected in its pleasant cool The blue sky here and there serenely... | |
| Henry Phillips - Botany - 1829 - 398 pages
...inspired a bard of old to sing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring ? In some delicious ram'ole he had found A little space, with boughs all woven round : And in the midst thereof a clearer pool Than e'er reflected in its pleasant cool The blue sky here and there serenely... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 552 pages
...desolation — balmy pain. What first inspired a bard of old to «ing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring ? In some delicious ramble, he had found A...sky, here and there serenely peeping Through tendril wreath« fantastically creeping. And on tbe bank a lonely flower he spied, A meek and forlorn flower,... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 554 pages
...inspired a bard of old to sing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring ? In some delicious mmble, he had found A little space, with boughs all woven...peeping Through tendril wreaths fantastically creeping. aas 56 MISCELLANEOCS POEMS. And on the bank a lonely flower he spied, A meek and forlorn flower, with... | |
| John Keats - English poetry - 1841 - 254 pages
...desolation — balmy pain. What first inspired a bard of old to sing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring ? In some delicious ramble, he had found A...wreaths fantastically creeping. And on the bank a lonely flower he spied, A meek and forlorn flower, with nought of pride, Drooping its beauty o'er the... | |
| John Keats - English poetry - 1846 - 340 pages
...desolation — balmy pain. What first inspired a bard of old to sing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring ? In some delicious ramble, he had found A little space, with boughs all woven round ; MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. S3 And in the midst of all, a clearer pool Than e'er reflected in its pleasant... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1847 - 556 pages
...sing .Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring Î In some delicious nimble, he had found A liltle space, with boughs all woven round: And in the midst...peeping Through tendril wreaths fantastically creeping. 588 And on the bank a lonely flower he spied, A meek and forlorn flower, with naught of pride. Drooping... | |
| Robert Tyas - 1851 - 250 pages
...claims upon their muse. Thus Keats describes a lovely spot wherein a solitary Jonquil grew : — • " In some delicious ramble he had found A little space, with boughs all woven round ; And in the midst thereof a clearer pool Then e'er reflected in its pleasant cool The blue sky here and there, serenely... | |
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