 | Thomas Arnold - 1862 - 452 pages
...former class we shall quote a portion of the well-known lines composed by the gallant Lovelace while in prison : — " When Love with unconfined wings Hovers...at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair And fettered to her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. * * # * " When, linnet-like... | |
 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 pages
...gudeman's awa'. Richard Lovelace. Bom 1618. Died 1658. TO ALTHEA FROM PRISON. WHEN Love with unconfinM wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea...at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair And fettered to her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. When flowing cups run swiftly... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...wretched life till 1658, when he died of consumption, induced by misery and want TO ALTHEA. Written in Prison. When love with unconfined wings Hovers within...tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye; The gods that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. • • • • • Stone walls do not a prison... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 982 pages
...still make love anew ? When change itself can give no more, 'T is easy to be true. Sir C. Sedley XCIX TO ALTHEA FROM PRISON WHEN Love with unconfined wings...whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair When flowing cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames, Our careless heads with roses crown'd,... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 478 pages
...could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more. TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. RICHARD LOVELACE. WHEN love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - 364 pages
...could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more. TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. RICHARD LOYELACE. WHEN love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...least e'er this A dozen dozen in her place. 107. Sir Richard Lovelace. 1618-1658. (Manual, p. 179.) To ALTHEA FROM PRISON. When love with unconfined wings...my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lye tangled in her hair, And fetter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the... | |
 | Richard Lovelace, William Carew Hazlitt - 1864 - 354 pages
...the MS. copy. 4 Original has lives. TO ALTHEA. FROM: PRISON. SONG. SET BY DB. JOHN 'WILSON.1 1 I. HEN love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates...divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates ; When I lye tangled in her haire,2 And fetterd to her eye,3 1 The first stanza of this famous song is harmonized... | |
 | Richard Lovelace, William Carew Hazlitt - English poetry - 1864 - 360 pages
...Original has Koa. TO ALT HE A. FROM PRISON. ) SONG. SET BY DB. JOHN WILSON.1 I. HEN love with vmconfined wings Hovers within my gates ; A.nd my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates ; When I lye tangled in her haire,2 And fetterd to her eye,3 1 The first stanza of this famous song is harmonized... | |
 | Helen Gardner - Poetry - 1967 - 340 pages
...Lord of all what Seas imbrace ; yet he That wants bimselfe, is poore indeed. To Althea, from Prison1 When Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my Gates...divine Althea brings To whisper at the Grates : When I lye tangled in her haire, And fetterd to her eye ; The Gods that wanton in the Aire, Know no such Liberty.... | |
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Prison WHEN Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates — When I lie tangled in her hair And fettered to her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. 
