 | 1797 - 614 pages
...More by your number than your light, You common people of the skies, — What are you when the sua shall rise ? " You curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth Dame Nature's lays, Thinking your voices understood By your weak accents; what's your praise When Philomel her voice... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...eyes More by your number than your light ! You common people of the skies ! What are you, when the sun shall rise ? You curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's lays, Thinking your voices understood By your weak accents ! what's your praise When Philomel her voice... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 1821 - 846 pages
...More by your number than yow light ! You common people of the skies ! • What are you when the sun shall rise ? You curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's lays, Thinking your voices understood By your weak accents I what's your praise When Philomel her voice... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1822 - 434 pages
...eyes More by your number than your light, You common people of the skies, What are you when the sun shall rise ? " You curious chanters of the wood That warble forth dame Nature's lays, Thinking your voices understood By your weak accents, what's your praise When Philomel her voice... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 444 pages
...eyes More by your number than your light! You common people of the skies ! What are you when the sun shall rise ? You curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's lays, Thinking your voices understood By your weak accents ! what's your praiM When Philomel her voice... | |
 | 1824 - 80 pages
...yeare, As if the Spring were all your own, t What are you when the rose is blown ? Ye curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth Dame Nature's layes, Thinking your passions understood ( By your weak accents ; what's your praise, When Philomel her voice shall raise ? So when my mistress shall... | |
 | English literature - 1832 - 336 pages
...eyes More by your number than your light, You common people of the skies, What are you when the sun shall rise ? " You curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's lays, Thinking your voices understood By your weak accents ; what 's your praise, When Philomel her... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 pages
...eyes More by your number than your light, You common people of the skies, What are you when the sun shall rise ? " You curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's lays, . Thinking your voices understood By your weak accents; what's your praise, When Philomel her... | |
 | England - 1835 - 794 pages
...virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the Rose is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's layes, Thinking your passion's understood By your weak accents ; what's your praise, When Philomel her voice shall raise?... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...light, You common people of the skies ; What are you when the sun shall rise ? You curious chaunters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's layes, Thinking your passions ^understood By your weak accents ; what's your praise When Philomel hrr voice shall raisp ? You violets, that first appear,... | |
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You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own; What are you when the rose is blown? 
