 | 1817 - 526 pagine
...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... | |
 | 1817 - 526 pagine
...city pent, TU very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heav'n, — to breathe a prayer Pull in the smile of the blue firmament. Who is more happy,...debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ? Returning home at evening, with, an ear Catching the notes of Philomel,— an eye Watching the sailing... | |
 | 1869 - 514 pagine
...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...?" How refreshing must be the freedom from business — nay, even from the business of pleasure — after a spring in the metropolis, to the man who has... | |
 | 1847 - 558 pagine
...city life to tho amusement of tho country ! — " To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven,...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 pagine
...Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. SONNETS. To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven,...debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ? Returning home at evening, with an ear Catching the notes of Philomel, — an eye Watching the sailing... | |
 | 1869 - 514 pagine
...look into the uir And open face of Heaven, to breathe a prayer Pull in the smile of the blue armament. Who is more happy, when with heart's content Fatigued,...?" How refreshing must be the freedom from business — nay, even from the business of pleasure — after a spring in the metropolis, to the man who has... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 pagine
...is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet 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,... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1869 - 516 pagine
...of a city life to the amusement of the country : " To one who has been long in city pent, Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of Heaven,...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 pagine
...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...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 - 552 pagine
...sweet lo look into the fair And open race of heaven, — to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of Ihe blue firmament. Who is more happy, when, with heart's...debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment I Returning home at evening, with an ear Catching the notes of Philomel, — an eye Watching the sailing... | |
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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 more happy, when, with heart's content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant... 
