twas beyond a mortal's share To wander solitary there: Two paradises 'twere in one, To live in Paradise alone. How well the skilful gardener drew Of flowers and herbs this dial new! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run... The Retrospective Review - Page 1831825Full view - About this book
| 1821 - 724 pages
...new ! Wbere, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How...and wholesome hours Be reckon'd, but with herbs and flowers? • • The artificial fountains of the metropolis are, in like manner, fast vanishing. Most... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes his isome weed. [mead. The lambs with wolves shall graze THE OALLERY. Clora, come view my soul, and tell Whether I have contriv'd it well. How all its several... | |
| Books - 1825 - 390 pages
...videtur. Temporis O suaves lapsus '. O otia sana ; O herbis dignse numerari, et floribus, horse ! 1.84 The following is Marvell's translation of this Latin...poems, and from his prose writings. His political facetise, although extremely witty and caustic, are generally interwoven with references to persons... | |
| English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...new ! . Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How...and wholesome hours Be reckon'd, but with herbs and flowers?* The artificial fountains of the metropolis are, in like manner, fast vanishing. Most of them... | |
| 1835 - 430 pages
...new ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How...and wholesome hours Be reckon'd, but with herbs and flowers?* The artificial fountains of the metropolis are, in like manner, fast vanishing. Most of them... | |
| Charles Lamb - Essays - 1835 - 440 pages
...Where, from above, the milder sun , , . Does through a fragrant zodiac run ; And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome II(HM .< Be reckon'd, but with, herbs and Jlowers? * 1 " From a copy of verses entitled The Garden... | |
| Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1836 - 436 pages
...To live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of Bow'rs, and barbs, this dial new I Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant...wholesome hours Be reckon'd but with herbs and flow'rs?" Marvell died suddenly, July 29, 1678, while attend. ing a public meeting in Hull— it is supposed... | |
| Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 362 pages
...new ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoa'd, but with herbs and flowers * ? The artificial fountains of the metropolis are, in like manner,... | |
| Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...new ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How...and wholesome hours Be reckon'd, but with herbs and flowers ?"* The artificial fountains of the metropolis are, in like manner, fast vanishing. Most of... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, the industrious Dee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet...and wholesome hours Be reckon'd, but with herbs and flowers* ? The artificial fountains of the metropolis are, in like manner, fast vanishing. Most of... | |
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