 The joys of earth and air are thine entire, That with thy feet and wings dost hop and fly; And when thy poppy works, thou dost retire To thy carved acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day, the sun thou welcom'st then, Sport'st in the gilt plaits of his beams;...  Life and Literature - Page 272by Lafcadio Hearn - 1917 - 393 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Lovelace - English poetry - 1817 - 284 pages
...thy carv'd acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day, the sun thou welcom'st then, Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah, the sickle ! golden ears are cropp'd ; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night ; Sharp frosty fingers... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...thy carv'd acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day, the sun thou welcom'st then, Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah, the sickle ! golden ears are cropp'd ; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night ; Sharp frosty fingers... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...thy carv'd acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day, the sun thou welcom'st then, Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah, the sickle ! golden ears are cropp'd ; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night ; Sharp frosty fingers... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - Authors, English - 1821 - 846 pages
...thy carv'd acorn bed to lie. Up with the day, the sun thou welcom'st then, Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah, the sickle ! — golden ears are crop'd ; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night; Sharp frosty fingers... | |
 | John Galt - Scotland - 1824 - 468 pages
...carved acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day, the sun thou welcom'st then, Sport' st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah, the sickle ! golden ears are cropp'd ; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night ; Sharp frosty fingers... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1824 - 452 pages
...thy carved acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day, the Sun thou welcom'st then, Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah, the sickle 1 golden ears are cropped ; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night ; Sharp frosty lingers... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...thy carved acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day, the sun thou welcom'st then, Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah, the sickle ! golden ears are cropp'd ; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night ; Sharp frosty fingers... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...thy carved acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day; the sun thou welcom'st then; Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah 1 the sickle! golden ears are cropped j Ceres and Bacchus bid good night; Sharp frosty fingers... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...thy carved acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day; the sun thou welcom'st then; Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah! the sickle! golden ears are cropp'd ; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night ; Shall strike his frost-streteh'd... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...thy carved acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day; the sun thou welcom'st then; Sport'st in the gilt-plats of his beams, And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams. But ah! the sickle! golden ears are cropp'd; Ceres and Bacchus bid good night; Sharp frosty fingers... | |
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