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" I fill this cup to one made up Of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex The seeming paragon; To whom the better elements And kindly stars have given A form so fair, that, like the air, 'Tis less of earth than heaven. "
Mercedes of Castile: Or, the Voyage to Cathay - Page 1
by James Fenimore Cooper - 1852
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The North American Review, Volume 21

North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1825 - 504 pages
...must insure for it a ready admiration. A HEALTH. I fill this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon ; To...have given, A form so fair, that, like the air, 'tis less of earth than heaven. Her every tone is music's own, like those of morning birds, And something...
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The London Magazine, Volume 4

1826 - 622 pages
...insure for it a ready admiration. л HEALTH. " I fill this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon ; To...have given, A form so fair, that, like the air, 'tis less of earth than heaven» Her every tone is music's own, like those of morning birds, And something...
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Kettell, Samuel: Specimens of American Poetry...

1829 - 436 pages
...build our happy hearth in blooming Italy. A HEALTH. I FILL this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon ; To...stars have given A form so fair, that like the air, 't is less of earth than heaven. Her every tone is music's own, like those of morning birds, And something...
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The Lyre: Fugitive Poetry of the Xixth Century

Lyre - English poetry - 1830 - 396 pages
...fountains here. A HEALTH. BY EDWABD C. I'INKNEY. I FILL this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon ; To...have given A form so fair, that, like the air, 'tis less of earth than heaven. Her every tone is music's own, like those of morning birds, And something...
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Flora's Interpreter, Or The American Book of Flowers and Sentiments

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Flower language - 1832 - 244 pages
...Cnstata. en Of various colors. MY COMPLIMENTS. The various Iris Juno sends with haste. Ovid. SENTIMENT. To whom the better elements and kindly stars have given A form so fair, that like the air 'tis less of earth than heaven. Affections are as thoughts to her, the measure of her hours, Her feelings...
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The Laurel: a Gift for All Seasons: Being a Collection of Poems

American poetry - 1836 - 268 pages
...nothingness again ' 14* A HEALTH. BY EDWARD C. PINKNEY. I FILL this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon ; To...stars have given A form so fair, that, like the air, 't is leas of earth than heaven. Her every tone is music's own, like those of moming birds, And something...
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Flora's Dictionary

Elizabeth Washington Wirt - Flower language - 1837 - 264 pages
...made up of loveliness — TEBESTtNG. A woiimn of her gentle sex, the seeming paragon ; To whom the elements, and kindly stars have given A form so fair, that like the air, 'tis less of earth than heaven EC Pinckney. Hers ls the enchantment which the heart confers ; A mouth sweet...
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Flora's Interpreter, Or, The American Book of Flowers and Sentiments

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Flower language - 1838 - 282 pages
...various Iris Juno sends with baste. SENTIMENT. I send this flower to one made up Of loveliness alone; A woman of her gentle sex The seeming paragon ; To...stars have given A form so fair, that, like the air, 'T is less of earth than heaven. Affections are as thoughts to her, The measure of her hours ; Her...
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The Poets of America, Volume 1

John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...with the wealth below ! A HEALTH. BY EC PINKNEY. I FILL this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon ; To...have given A form so fair, that, like the air, 'tis less of earth than heaven. Her every tone is music's own, like those of morning birds, And something...
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The Poets of America: Illustrated by One of Her Painters...

John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 302 pages
...the wealth below ! A HEALTH. BY E. 0. PINKNEY. I FILL this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon ; To...have given A form so fair, that, like the air, 'tis less of earth than heaven. Her every tone is music's own, like those of morning birds, And something...
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