I have seen The sky grow bright, the forest green; And many a wintry wind have stood In bloomless, fruitless solitude, Since childhood in my pleasant bower First spent its sweet and sportive hour; Since youthful lovers in my shade Their vows of truth... La Belle Assemblée - Page 501806Full view - About this book
| Andrew Jackson Downing - Gardens - 1991 - 586 pages
...childhood in my pleasant bower First spent its sweet and sportive hour ; Since youthful lovers in my shade Their vows of truth and rapture made ; And on my trunk's surviving frame Carved many a long-forgotten name. Oh ! by the sighs of gentle sound First breathed upon this sacred... | |
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