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... throw the lattice up , And scent thee on the breeze ! The butterfly is then abroad , The bee is on the wing , And on the hawthorn by the road The linnets sit and sing . Sweet wall - flower , sweet wall - flower ! BOOK OF POETRY . 31.
... throw the lattice up , And scent thee on the breeze ! The butterfly is then abroad , The bee is on the wing , And on the hawthorn by the road The linnets sit and sing . Sweet wall - flower , sweet wall - flower ! BOOK OF POETRY . 31.
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... breeze Such scents as thou to him . Rich is the pink , the lily gay , The rose is summer's guest ; Bland are thy charms when these decay , Of flowers , first , last , and best ! There may be gaudier on the bower , And statelier on the ...
... breeze Such scents as thou to him . Rich is the pink , the lily gay , The rose is summer's guest ; Bland are thy charms when these decay , Of flowers , first , last , and best ! There may be gaudier on the bower , And statelier on the ...
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... breeze swerves , As if some viewless angel sate Upon its graceful curves , And made the fibres spring elate , Thrilling the secret nerves . Oh ! I could dream the robe of heaven , Pure as the dazzling snow , Beaming as when to spirits ...
... breeze swerves , As if some viewless angel sate Upon its graceful curves , And made the fibres spring elate , Thrilling the secret nerves . Oh ! I could dream the robe of heaven , Pure as the dazzling snow , Beaming as when to spirits ...
Page 67
... breeze , And to that motion tune his wanton song , Like tipsy joy that reels with tossing head Farewell , O Warbler ! till to - morrow eve , And you , my friends ! farewell , a short farewell ! We have been loitering long and pleasantly ...
... breeze , And to that motion tune his wanton song , Like tipsy joy that reels with tossing head Farewell , O Warbler ! till to - morrow eve , And you , my friends ! farewell , a short farewell ! We have been loitering long and pleasantly ...
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... breeze to play , Wildly , weakly , idly gay , So feebly framed , so lightly hung , By the wing of an insect stirr'd and swung ; Thrilling even to a redbreast's note , Drooping if only a light mist float , Brighten'd and dimm'd like a ...
... breeze to play , Wildly , weakly , idly gay , So feebly framed , so lightly hung , By the wing of an insect stirr'd and swung ; Thrilling even to a redbreast's note , Drooping if only a light mist float , Brighten'd and dimm'd like a ...
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