 | 1820 - 436 pagine
...ardent I seized it, with bauds that were glowinj, And quick to the white pebbled bottom it fell, That soon, with the emblem of truth overflowing, And dripping with coolness, it rose from Ihe w«U. The old oaken bucket,— the iron bound bucket— The moss covered bucket arose from the... | |
 | 1821 - 154 pagine
...How ardent I seized it, with hands that were glowing, And quick to the white pebbled bottom it tell, Then soon, with the emblem of truth overflowing, And...old oaken bucket — the iron-bound bucket — The moss covered bucket arose from the well. How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it, As pois'd... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pagine
...wen. glowing, And quick to the white pebbled bottom it fell ; Then soon, with the emblem of IrntJi overflowing, And dripping with coolness, it rose from...moss-covered bucket, arose from the well. How sweet from the green.mossy brim to receive it, As poised on the enrb it inclined to my lips; Not a full blushiug goblet... | |
 | 1823 - 400 pagine
...The purest and sweetest that nature can yield. How ardent I seized it, with hands that were glowing, And quick to the white-pebbled bottom it fell; Then...moss-covered bucket, arose from the well. How sweet from the green-mossy brim to receive it, As poised on the curb it inclined to my lips ; Not a full blnshing... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pagine
...The purest and sweetest that nature can yield How ardent I seized It, with hands that were glowing. And quick to the white-pebbled bottom it fell ! Then...How sweet from the green, mossy brim to receive it, Aa, poised on the curb, it inclined to my lips! Not a full, blushing goblet could tempt me to leave... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 pagine
...as a treasure— How ardent I seized it with hands that were glowing, And quick to the white pebbled bottom it fell; Then soon, with the emblem of truth...with coolness, it rose from the well; The old oaken bucket—the iron-bound bucket— The moss covered bucket arose from the well. 3 How sweet from the... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pagine
...seized it, with hands that were glowing, And quick to the white pebbled bottom it fell ; Then POOH, with the emblem of truth overflowing, And dripping...it rose from the well ; The old oaken bucket, the irun-hotind bucket. The moss-covered bucket, arose from the well. How sweet from the green mossy brim... | |
 | 1834 - 406 pagine
...nature ean yield. How ardent I seized it, with hands that were glowing, And quiek to the white pebbled bottom it fell ; Then soon, with the emblem of truth overflowing, And dripping with eoolness, it rose from the well ; The old oaken bueket, the iron-bound bueket, The moM-eovered bueket... | |
 | 1835 - 320 pagine
...nature can yield; How ardent I si«z'd it with hands that were glowing, And quick to the white pebbled bottom it fell, Then soon with the emblem of truth...coolness it rose from the well. The old oaken bucket, &c. How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it, As pois'd on the cord, it inclin'd to my lips,... | |
 | Abner Kneeland - 1836 - 154 pagine
...The purest and sweetest that nature can yield. How ardent I seiz'd it, with hands that were glowing, And quick to the white-pebbled bottom it fell, Then...bucket, The moss-covered bucket arose from the well. 3 How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it, As poig'd on the curb, it inclin'd to my lips;... | |
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That moss-covered vessel I hailed as a treasure ; For often at noon, when returned from the field, I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure, The purest and sweetest that nature can yield. How ardent I seized it, with hands that were glowing, And... 
