| Thomas Miller - Country life - 1837 - 466 pages
...following poem by John Keats to the H Nightingale is perhaps the most beautiful that ever was written. " ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE. " My heart aches, and a drowsy...some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk : 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thine happiness,... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1837 - 874 pages
...his last poems was in prospect of departure from his native shores. It is an Ode to a Nightingali. My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense,...some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk : Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thine happiness,—... | |
| William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...handkerchief, — gleaning parting looks towards the quiet landscape he had delighted in — musing, as in his Ode to a Nightingale. My heart aches, and a drowsy...as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some doll opiate to the drain« One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk : Tis not through envy of thy... | |
| William Hone - 1837 - 936 pages
...his last poems was in prospect of departure from his native shores. It is an Ode to a Nightingalt, My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had dtunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains Oue minute past, and Lethe-wardj had sunk : Tis not... | |
| William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...reader, and breathes with every thing that is elevating, cheering, and heavenly.] EXTRACTS FROM KEATS. ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE. My heart aches, and a drowsy...some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk : ' Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thy happiness,... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...moon, And threw warm gules on Madeline's fair breast, As down she knelt for Heaven's grace and boon. ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE. My heart aches, and a drowsy...some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk : 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thy happiness,... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 348 pages
...fair breast, As down she knelt for Heaven's grace and boon. * * * * *'~* * ODE TO A NIOHTINOALB. MY heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense,...some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk : 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot. But being too happy in thy happiness,... | |
| William Hone - Great Britain - 1838 - 890 pages
...quiet landscape he had delighted in — musing, as in his Ode to a Nightingale. My heart aches, and R drowsy numbness pains My sense,. as though of hemlock...some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sank : Tis not through envy of thy happy lot. But being too happy in thine happiness,... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...she knelt for Heaven's grace and boon. ODE TO A N1GHT1NGALE. MY heart aches, and a drowsy numhness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk....some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk : 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But heing too happy in thy happiness,... | |
| English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...paradise have lent Their plumage to his wings ? JOHN KEATS. 1796-1821. ODB TO A XIGIITIXi; VLE. MY heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense,...some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-ward had sunk. 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thy happiness,... | |
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