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 lair... The Eclectic Review - Pagina 541geredigeerd door - 1848Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 560 pagina’s
...city life to the amusement of the country ! — " To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tie vi. iy sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven,...when with heart's content, Fatigued, he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ?"... | |
| 1817 - 526 pagina’s
...it sure must Almost the highest bliss of human kind, When to thy haunts two kindrc* spirits flee." " To 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 firmament. Who is more happy, when, with... | |
| 1817 - 526 pagina’s
...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,...when, with heart's content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ? Returning... | |
| 1847 - 558 pagina’s
...desciibed the delight of relaxation from the toils of a city life to tho amusement of tho country ! — " To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet...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... | |
| 1869 - 514 pagina’s
...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 Fatigued, he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ?"... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 pagina’s
...Beauty is truth, truth beauty," — that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. SONNETS. To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet...when, with heart's content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ? Returning... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 pagina’s
...say'st, " Beauty is truth, truth heauty," — that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet...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,... | |
| 1869 - 514 pagina’s
...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, he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment ?"... | |
| John William Carleton - 1869 - 516 pagina’s
...described the delight of relaxation from the toils of a city life to the amusement of the country : " To one who has been long in city pent, Tis very sweet...when with heart's content Fatigued, he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of lore and languishment ?"... | |
| 1842 - 542 pagina’s
...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...when with heart's content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And itentle tale of love and langulsbment ;... | |
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