... where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day, But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away! I remember, I remember, The roses, red and white, The violets, and the lily-cups, Those flowers... Folk Songs - Page 243edited by - 1861 - 466 pagesFull view - About this book
| Gift books - 1826 - 480 pages
...and the lily cups — Those flowers made of light ; The lilacs, where the robins built, And where niv brother set The laburnum, on his birth-day, — The...remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air would rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; —My spirit flew in feathers, then, That is so heavy,... | |
| Thomas Kibble Hervey - Gift books - 1826 - 458 pages
...wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day ; But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away ! The laburnum, on his birth-day,— The tree is living...remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air would rush as fresh To swallows on the wing; —My spirit flew in feathers, then, That is so heavy,... | |
| Thomas Hood - English literature - 1827 - 180 pages
...robin built, And where my brother set The liburnam on his birth-day, — The tree is living yet ! III. I remember, I remember, Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush ai fresh To swallows on the wing ; M My spirit flew in feathers then, That is so heavy now, And summer... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1829 - 424 pages
...flowers made of light ; The lilacs, where the robins built, And where my brother set The labernum, on his birth-day, — The tree is living yet ! I remember,...remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air would rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; — My spirit flew in feathers, then, That is so heavy... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1829 - 476 pages
...flowers made of light ; The lilacs, where the robins built, And where my brother set The labernum, on his birth-day, — The tree is living yet ! I remember,...remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air would rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; — My spirit flew in feathers, then, That is so heavy... | |
| Lyre - English poetry - 1830 - 396 pages
...flowers made of light ; The lilacs, where the robins built, And where my brother set The labernum, on his birthday, — The tree is living yet ! I remember,...remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air would rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; — My spirit flew in feathers, then, That is so heavy... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...roses, red and white, The violets, and the lily-cups — Those flowers made of light ! The lilacs where the robin built And where my brother set The laburnum...summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow I I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops AiVere close... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...white, The violets and the lily cups — Those flowers made of light ; The lilacs where the robins built, And where my brother set The laburnum, on his...remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air would rush afresh To swallows on the wing; My spirit flew in feathers, then, That is so heavy now,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...while, The violets and the lily cups — Those flowers made of light ; The lilacs where the robins built, And where my brother set The laburnum, on his...remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air would rush afresh To swallows on the wing ; My spirit flew in feathers, then, That is so heavy now,... | |
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