| 1817 - 526 pàgines
...one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heav'n,— to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue...debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ? Hetuming home at evening, with an ear Patching the notes of Philomel, — an eye Watching the sailing... | |
| 1869 - 514 pàgines
...sweet to look into the lair And open face of Heaven, to breathe a prayer Fall in the smile of the blae firmament. Who is more happy, when with heart's content...debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ?" How refreshing must be the freedom from business — nay, even from the business of pleasure —... | |
| 1847 - 558 pàgines
...! — " To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven, to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of...more happy, when with heart's content, Fatigued, he links into some pleasant lair Of wary grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment... | |
| 1856 - 704 pàgines
...then : 1 To one who has been long in city pent, ' Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven ; to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament. Who is the more happy, when, with heart's content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wary grass,... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 pàgines
...SONNETS. To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven, — to breathe a prayer Full in the smile...notes of Philomel, — an eye Watching the sailing cloudlet's bright career, He mourns that day so soon has glided by ; E'en like the passage of an angel's... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 pàgines
...to look into the fair And open face of heaven, — to hreathe a prayer Full in the smile of the hlue firmament. Who is more happy, when, with heart's content,...into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a dehonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ? Returning home at evening, with an ear Catching... | |
| John William Carleton - 1869 - 516 pàgines
...country : " To one who has been long in city pent, Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of Heaven, to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of...wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of lore and languishment ?" How refreshing must be the freedom from business — nay, even from the business... | |
| 1842 - 542 pàgines
...EXTRACT, To one who has been lon^ in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fiir And open the face of heaven,— to breathe a prayer Full in the smile...pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And itentle tale of love and langulsbment ; Watching the sailing cloudlet's bright career, He mourns that... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - 1840 - 554 pàgines
...in city pent, Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven, — to breathe a pmver Full in the smile of the blue firmament. Who is more...Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy gmss, and reads a debonair And gentle lale of love and languishment I Returning home at evening, with... | |
| A Montagu Woodford - 1841 - 320 pàgines
...who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven,—to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament...home at evening, with an ear Catching the notes of Philomel,—an eye Watching the sailing cloudlet's bright career, He mourns that day so soon has glided... | |
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