 | William Ewart - 1849 - 94 pagine
...Periwinkle trained its wreaths; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. 4. The birds around me hopped and played ; Their thoughts...motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. 5. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air; And I must think, do all I can,... | |
 | Frances Mary LEVETT - 1849 - 226 pagine
...hue." Wordsworth describes it in a few graphic lines — " Through primrose tufts in that sweet bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes." An Italian peasant, who met us returning to the carriage with our flowers, told us the " pervinca"... | |
 | Mrs. Barwell (Louisa Mary) - 1850 - 234 pagine
...poet must be right who said : "Through primrose tufts, in that sweet bower, The periwinkle trail'd its wreaths ; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopp'd nnd play'd — Their thoughts I cannot measure ; But the least motion which they made, It seem'da... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pagine
...it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And 'tis my faith...think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What... | |
 | John Wright (of Nottingham.) - 1851 - 388 pagine
...pure a kind, and lapses into the following strain : — " Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And 'tis my faith...thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion that they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. " The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch... | |
 | John Theodore Barker (schoolmaster.) - 1852 - 316 pagine
...flowers. More commonly found in gardens. April — June. " Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And, 'tis my...that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes." The beautiful oleanders, abounding on banks of rivers in Palestine and other Eastern countries, belong... | |
 | John Wright - 1853 - 142 pagine
...birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion that they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. " The budding...think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there." Now with all my respect for the good intentions of the Laureate, I Cannot help thinking he was somewhat... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1854 - 392 pagine
...of man. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And 't is my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes....think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1854 - 392 pagine
...of man. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And 't is my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopped and played, Their thojights I cannot measure : — But the least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure.... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1855 - 268 pagine
...The birds around me hopped and played; Their thoughts I cannot measure — But the least motion that they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding...think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven is sent, If such be nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What... | |
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tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. 
