 The pattern grows, the well-depicted flower, Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn, Unfolds its bosom; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair; A wreath, that cannot fade, of flowers...  Lady Granard's nieces [by J.V. Pinkney]. - Page 293by Jane Vaughan Pinkney, lady Granard (fict. name.) - 1848Full view - About this book
 | 1806 - 754 pages
...lawn, llnfolds its bofom : buds, and leaves, and fprigs, And curling tendrils gracefully difpofed, Follow the nimble fingers of the fair ; A wreath that cannot fade, or flinvcrs that blow With moft fuccefs when all bcfides decay." The Pngrc/s of a H^iter-cc-Iiuretl... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully dispos'd, Follow the nimble finger of the.fair ; 155 A wreath that cannot fade, of flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's'or historian's page, by one Made vocal for the amusement of the»rest ; The sprightly ly.re,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...; buds, and leaves, and fprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully difpofed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair; A wreath, that cannot fade, of flowers, that blow With moft fuccefs when all befides decay. The poet's or hiftorian's page by one Made vocal for the amnfement... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...; buds, and leaves, and fprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully difpofed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A wreath, that cannot fade, of flowers, that blow With moft fuccefs when all befides decay. The poet's or hiftoripn's page by one Made vocal for the amufement... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...; buds, and leaves, and fprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully difpofed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A wreath, that cannot fade, of flowers, that blow With moft fuccefs when all bcfides decay. The poet's or hiftorian'spage by one Made vocal for the amufement... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A. wreath, that caunot fade, of flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one .Mnde vocal for the amusement of the rest; ! ..e sprightly lyre,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1821 - 246 pages
...; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair; A wreath that cannot fade, of flowers, that blow U ill' most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th'... | |
 | 1822 - 640 pages
...; buds, and leaves, and spriga, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A wreath that cannot fade, of flowers...that blow With most success when all besides decay." CowrER. I would not, however, compare these with the more exquisite images and imitations of the poets,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1822 - 598 pages
...; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair; A wreath that cannot fade, of flowers...that blow With most success when all besides decay." COWPEK. I would not, however, compare these with the more exquisite images and imitations of the poets,... | |
 | 1822 - 654 pages
...; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A wreath that cannot fade, of flowers...that blow With most success when all besides decay." COWPJSR. I would not, however, compare these with the more exquisite images and imitations of the poets,... | |
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