| 1805 - 948 pages
...opportunity of inserting imagery, drawn from similar resources. He thus commences a night-piece to Julia. • Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars...; And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow, Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee.' " There are, likewise, several poems in the Hesperides, which are... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 572 pages
...opportunity of inserting imagery, drawn from similar resources. He thus (Commences a Night-Piece to Julia. Her eyes the Glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars...; And the Elves also, Whose little eyes glow, Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. . There are, likewise, several poems in the Hesperides, which are... | |
| 1850 - 806 pages
...night-time, and they suit them still better than his English ones :— " Their lights the glow-worms lend thee ; The shooting stars attend thee ; And the elves also Whose little eyes glow, Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee." To me, who when I was in Italy passed more of my time even than... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 456 pages
...marry : <R»r having lost but once your prime, You may forever tarry. The Night-piece, to Julia. I. Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars...thee; And the elves also Whose little eyes glow, Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' th' Wisp mislight thee; Nor snake, or slow- worm bite... | |
| Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 438 pages
...and with a charming air of gallantry, gave Herrick's " NightPiece to Julia :" Her eyes the glow worm lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' th' Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake or slow-worm bite... | |
| Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...struck into another strain, and with a charming air of gallantry, gave Herrick's "NightPiece to Julia ;" Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars...thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o" th' Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake or slow- worm bite... | |
| Washington Irving - England - 1822 - 490 pages
...into another strain, and with a charming air of gallantry, gave Herrick's " Night-Piece to Julia;" Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars...thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' th' Wisp mislight thee; Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee;... | |
| English literature - 1837 - 540 pages
...collection in which they appear. What a wild fresh beauty we find in the following stanzas : — " Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars...thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. " No Will-o'-the-wisp mislight thee, Nor snake nor slow- worm bite... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...into another strain, and with a charming air of gallantry, cave Herrick's « NightPiece to Julia ;» Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars...thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' th' Wisp mislight thee; Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee;... | |
| Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...him at night-time, and they suit them still better than his English ones. Their lights the glow-worms lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee; And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow, Like the sparks of fire befriend thee. It may not be generally known that the male spider is supplied with... | |
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