 Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspire Mirth and youth, and warm desire;...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 2611839Full view - About this book
 | Hygiene - 1831 - 410 pages
...melody, resounding from every bush and brake. In the language of the poet himself, we would exclaim, " Hail, bounteous May ! that dost inspire Mirth, and...thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing !" Pity it is, that, with the abandonment of many absurd customs and festivals of our European ancestors,... | |
 | Hygiene - 1831 - 364 pages
...melody, resounding from every bush and brake. In the language of the poet himself, we would exclaim, " Hail, bounteous May ! that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; v Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing :" Pity it is, that,... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...faire ; And Phoebus fresh as bridgroome to his mate, Came dancing forth, shaking his dewy hair.' Wartm. Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale...blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. 10 AN EPITAPH ON THE ADMIRABLE DRAMATIC POET VV. SHAKESPEARE.* WHAT... | |
 | Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail beauteous May that dost inspire Mirth and vouth and warm desire: Woods and groves are of thy dressing,...Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute tnee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. May 2. — On this day was born in... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 548 pages
...dancing from the cast, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose* Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and yooth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of tby dressing, Hill and dale, doth hoast tby blessing... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 342 pages
...dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May,...blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. Thesc songs were stopped br Mfltotfs friends the Puritan*, whom in... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 498 pages
...mate, Came dancing forth, shaking his dewy hair.' ffarton. Hail bounteous May, that dost inspire 5 Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves...blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. 10 AN EPITAPH ON THE ADMIRABLE DRAMATIC POET W. SHAKESPEARE.* WHAT... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 432 pages
...green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Ihtil, bounteous May, that dost inspire 5 Mirth, and youth, and warm desire; Woods and groves...blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. 10 MISCELLANIES. ANNO AETATIS SIX. At a Vacation Exercise in the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English periodicals - 1834 - 680 pages
...the lines that follow these, which are altogether in the taste of our author : Hail bounteous May I that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire...thy dressing; Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. then a long line comes too seriously in — Thus we salute thee with our early song. And welcome thee... | |
 | Great Britain - 1834 - 404 pages
...which has been denominated Flora's own, and of which Milton exclaims, Hail, beauteous May ! that duth inspire Mirth and youth and warm desire, Woods and...thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. The perfection of spring in this mouth has been a favourite subject. When the poets would describe... | |
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