With charm of earliest birds ; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful... The Elements of Reading and Oratory - Page 180by Henry Mandeville - 1850 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
| Abner Alden - English language - 1814 - 222 pages
...first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herbf tree, fruit and flower( Glittering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers...this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her stary train : II. But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising... | |
| John William Cunningham - English fiction - 1815 - 296 pages
...who," said Lucy, " could ever stop in the middle of such a description? you must have it all: — ' Fragrant the fertile earth after soft showers, and ' sweet the coming on of grateful evening mild.' — Well, Charles," she added, " I will spare you the rest in compliment to your gray morning, which... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 328 pages
...herb, tree, fruit, and flow'r, Glist'ring with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ;...solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heav'n, her starry train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flow'r, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After...silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this rair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends.... | |
| James Andrew - English language - 1817 - 152 pages
...sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower,...and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild, the silent night With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry... | |
| Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1817 - 532 pages
...on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herbs, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers;...and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild, the silent night * With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her... | |
| Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1817 - 256 pages
...the coming on Of grateful evening mild; then silent night With ihi> her solemn bird, and this fiir moon, And these the gems of Heaven : her starry train ; But neither breath of morn, when she ascend* With charm of earliest birds; nor lising sun I 'n this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flow'r,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 340 pages
...sweet With charm of earliest birds ; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth VOL. III. Q After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ; the silent night,... | |
| James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 348 pages
...fertile earth. TOL. 1II. Q After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild; the silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this...train. But neither breath of morn when she ascends With charms of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful land : nor herb, fruit, (lower, Glistering... | |
| Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flow Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of greatful evening mild; then silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these... | |
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