Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire... A Common-school Grammar of the English Language - Pàgina 273per Simon Kerl - 1872 - 354 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| English poets - 1801 - 454 pàgines
...here, for the purpose of exhibiting one short specimen of this great master. SONG Off MAY MORNING. i Now the bright- morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
| 1808 - 556 pàgines
...citing paT rallel passages, and gives us the well known lines of Milton's famous song on May morning. ' Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, ' &c. To which, however, he annexes a note, stating, that ' it has not been recollected to what poet... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pàgines
...reprinting, only the two following short specimens are given of this great master. SONG On May Morning. Now the bright Morning Star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
| 1806 - 312 pàgines
...hallowed day J Mute is the voice of rural labour, hush'd The ploughboy's whistle and the milkmaid'* song. The scythe lies glittering in the dewy wreath Of tedded grass, mingled with fading flowers That yestermorn bloom'd waving in the breeze. Sounds the most faint attraft the ear,— the hum Of early... | |
| James Grahame - 1807 - 250 pàgines
...hallowed day ! Mute is the voice of rural labour, hushed The ploughboy's whistle, and the milkmaid's song. The scythe lies glittering in the dewy wreath Of tedded grass, mingled with fading flowers, That yester-morn bloomed waving in the breeze : Sounds the most faint attract the ear, — the hum Of early... | |
| Francis Douce - 1807 - 552 pàgines
...home to church-j-ards. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. 195 Aurora's harbinger is Lucifer, the morning star. " Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East m " * It was the popular belief that ghosts retired at the approach of day. Thus the spirit of Hamlet's... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 308 pàgines
...And sob ; but ever live with me, And not a wave shall trouble thee ! X. SONG ON MAY MORNING. MILTON. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 270 pàgines
...to felicity, Far within the bosom bright Of blazing Majesty and Light: 70 IX. SONG 9m MAY MORNING. NOW the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
| Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 pàgines
...me. MAY MORNING. GLEE for Five Voices. GREVILLE. — Prize, 1787. Set also by Dr. COOKE and G. BERG. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry May ; who, from her green lap, throws The yellow cowslip and the pale... | |
| 1817 - 292 pàgines
...rose early to observe the rite of May. Milton has the following beautiful song,— On May Morning. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
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