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" Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does glide: There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets and combs its silver wings, And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was that happy garden-state,... "
The poetical works of Andrew Marvell [ed. by J.R. Lowell]. Repr. of the Amer. ed - Page 77
by Andrew Marvell - 1870
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The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New ..., Part 2

John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...was that happy Garden.ftare, While Man there walk'd without a Mare: Afrer a Place fo pure, and fweet, What other Help could yet be meet ! But 'twas beyond a Mortal's fliare To wander folitaty there: Two Paradifes 'twere in one ; . • To live in Paradife alone. VII....
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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the ..., Volume 2

John Dryden - 1716 - 416 pages
...was that happy Garden-ftare, While Man there walk'd without a Mate: After a Place fo pure, and fweer, What other Help could yet be meet! But 'twas beyond a Mortal's fhare To wander folitary there: Two Paradifes 'twere in one To live in I'aradife alone. VII: How well...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 11

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1825 - 392 pages
...flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state, While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet,...one, To live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flow'rs, and herbs, this dial new: Where, from above, the milder sun Does through...
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Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ...

William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, wondrous fair ; thyself how wondrous then ! laspeakable, who sit'st above these Heavens walk d without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet, What other help could yet be meet ! But 'twas...
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The Retrospective Review.., Volume 11

Henry Southern - 1825 - 388 pages
...flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state, While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet,...one, To live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flow'rs, and herbs, this dial new : Where, from above, the milder sun Does through...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 11

1825 - 390 pages
...flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state, . While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet,...one, To live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flow'rs, and herbs, this dial new : Where, from above, the milder sun Does through...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 11

1825 - 392 pages
...flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was the happy garden state, While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet,...one, To live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flow'rs, and herbs, this dial new: Where, from above, the milder sun Does through...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...garden-state, While man there Walk'd without a mate : After a plaee so pure and sweet, What other help eould yet be meet ! But 'twas beyond a mortal's share To...one, To live in Paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flow'rs, and herbs, this dial new : Where, from above, the milder sun Does through...
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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal

1836 - 436 pages
...flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was (he happy garden state, While man there walk J without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet....one. 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...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 1

1840 - 372 pages
...bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various light. Such was that happy garden-state, While man there walk'd without a mate : After a place so pure and sweet, What other help could yet be meet ! But 'twas...
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