 See, where she sits upon the grassy green, (O seemly sight !) Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden queen, And ermines white: Upon her head a cremosin coronet, With damask roses and daffadillies set: Bay leaves between, And primroses green, Embellish the sweet...  The rose garden - Page 17by William Paul - 1848 - 177 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1845 - 466 pages
...shepherds all, Which once he made as by a spring he lay, And tuned it unto the water's fall :" — • See where she sits upon the grassy green, (O seemly sight !) Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden queen, And ermines white ; Upon her head a crimson coronet, With damask roses and daffodillies set : Bay leaves... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1861 - 624 pages
...shepherds all, Which once he made as by a spring he lay, And tuned it unto the water's fall:"— See whore she sits upon the grassy green, (O seemly sight!) Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden queen, And ermines white ; Upon her head a crimson coronet, With damask roses and daffadillies set: Bay leaves... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1871 - 636 pages
...once he made as by a spring he lay, And tuned it unto the water's fall : " — • •••«•• See where she sits upon the grassy green, (O seemly sight !) Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden queen, And ermines white ; Upon her head a crimson coronet, With damask roses and daffadillies set : Bay leaves... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1876 - 734 pages
...shepherds' god, of her begot : So sprung her grace Of heav'nly race, No mortal blemish may her blot. 4 See, where she sits upon the grassy green, (O seemly sight!) Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden queen, And ermines white : Upon her head a crimson coronet, With damask roses and daffadillies set; eo Bay... | |
 | Anna Buckland - English literature - 1882 - 562 pages
...Spenser's first poem, being introduced as a song written by Colin in praise of the shepherds' queen — " See where she sits upon the grassy green (O seemly sight !) Y-clad in scarlet like a maiden queen, And ermines white. Upon her head a cremosin coronet With damask roses and daffodillies set, Bay leaves... | |
 | William Black - Dime novels - 1887 - 334 pages
...pulled out her purse, and eventually found the litt.e bit of writing. Sabina read the lines aloud — ' See where she sits upon the grassy green (O seemly sight!) Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden queen, And ermines white ; Upon her head a crimson coronet, With damask roses and daffodillies set. , ' Yes,... | |
 | Arthur Henry Bullen - English poetry - 1887 - 322 pages
...shepherds' god on her l>egol : So sprung her grace Of heavenly race, No mortal blemish may her blot. See where she sits upon the grassy green, O seemly sight ! Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden-queen, And ermines white : Upon her head a crimson coronet, With daffodils and damask roses... | |
 | Arthur Quiller-Couch - English poetry - 1895 - 438 pages
...matchless dignity, ' Yield to Samela. R. Greene. LXV A DITTY IN PRAISE OF ELIZA, QUEEN OF THE SHEPHERDS SEE where she sits upon the grassy green, O seemly sight ! Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden Queen, And ermines white : Upon her head a crimson coronet With Damask roses and Dafiadillies set : Bay leaves... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - Clout, Colin (Fictitious character) - 1898 - 148 pages
...princely plight! For she is Syrinx' daughter without spot, Which Pan, the shepheards' god, of her begot: " See, where she sits upon the grassy green, (O seemly sight!) Yclad in scarlet, like a maiden queen, And ermines white: Upon her head a crimson coronet, With damask roses and daffadillies set; Bay leaves... | |
 | Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 336 pages
...Shepherds' God, of her begot. So sprang her grace Of heavenly race! No mortal blemish may her blot! ' See, where she sits upon the grassy green, (O, seemly sight!) Yclad in scarlet, like a Maiden Queen, And ermines white; Upon her head a cremosin coronet, With damask roses and claffadillies set, Bay leaves... | |
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