Smiling in virgin innocence serene, Thy pearly crown above thy vest of green. The lark, with sparkling eye and rustling wing, Rejoins his widow'd mate in early spring, And, as he prunes his plumes of russet hue, Swears on thy maiden blossom to be true. Poems and Ballads - Page 127by John Leyden, Walter Scott - 1858 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Lark, with sparkling eye, and rustling wing, Rejoins his widowed mate, in early spring j And, as lie prunes his plumes, of russet hue, Swears, on thy maiden blossom, to be true. 3. The Story of Bessie Bell and Mary Gray. Page 5J. A veil of leaves the Redbreast o'er Лет threw,... | |
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...sparkling eye and rustling wing, Rejoins his widow'd mate in early spring, And, as he prunes his plames of russet hue, Swears on thy maiden blossom to be true. When May-day comes, the morning of th« year, And from young April dries the gelid tear, When, as the verdure spreads, the bird is seen... | |
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...To kiss the tears of eve, the dew-drops cold ! Sweet daisy, flower of love ! when birds are paired, 'Tis sweet to see thee with thy bosom bared, Smiling...tints thy swelling blossoms blow The leaflets red beneath the leaves of snow. The damsel now, with love-awakened mind, First hopes to leave her infancy... | |
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...The lark, with sparkling eye, and rustling wing, Rejoins his widowed mate hi early spring, And as she prunes his plumes, of russet hue. Swears, on thy maiden blossom, to be true. " Oft have I watched thy closing buds at eve, Which for the parting sun-beams seemed to grieve, And,... | |
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...Sweet daisy, flower of love ! when birds are pair'd, 'Tis sweet to see thee, with thy bosom har'd. Smiling in virgin innocence serene. Thy pearly crown...russet hue. Swears on thy maiden blossom to be true." LEYDEJÍ. CLASS XIX. SYNGENESIA. Anthers united into a tube. Flowers compound. — Nat. Ord. COMPOSITE,... | |
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...The lark, with sparkling eye, and rustling wing, Rejoins his widowed mate in early spring, And as she prunes his plumes of russet hue, Swears, on thy maiden blossom, to be true. Oft have I watched thy closing buds at eve, Which for the parting sunbeams seemed to grieve, And, when... | |
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...The lark, with sparkling eye, and rustling wing, Rejoins his widow'd mate in early spring, And as she prunes his plumes, of russet hue, Swears, on thy maiden blossom, to be true. Oft have I watch'd thy closing buds at eve, Which for the parting sun-beams seem'd to grieve, And,... | |
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