... wrath) fell headlong from the fields of air, Yet a rich guerdon waits on minds that dare, If aught be in them of immortal seed And reason govern that audacious flight Which heavenward they direct. — Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad... Winged Words on Chantrey's Woodcocks - Page 42edited by - 1857 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...— Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell mid Roslin's fading grove : A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight. 195 XXXVII. TO THE MEMORY <w, RAISLEY CALVERT. CALVERT ! it must not be unheard by them Who may respect... | |
| William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...— Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell mid Roslm's fading grove : A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight. XXXVII. TO THE MEMORY OF RAISLEY CALFERT. CALYERT ! it must not be unheard by them Who may respect... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1819 - 380 pages
...droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell 'mid Roslin's fading grove : A chearful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight. being one unvaried scene of green silk sofas and sparkling goblets. The Northern mythologists, who... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1820 - 362 pages
...direct Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell mid Roslin's fading grove : A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight. XXXIII. TO THE MEMORY OF RA ISLET CALVIRT. CALVERT ! it must not be unheard by them Who may respect... | |
| 1820 - 784 pages
...condemned so many of his high gifts to slumber ih> comparative uselcssness and inaction. " A cheerful soul is what the muses love— A soaring spirit is their prime delight." THE MISSIONARY; A POEM. BY THE REV. w. L. BOWLES.' NEVER were any two poets more unlike each other... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 412 pages
...— Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell mid Roslin's faded grove : A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight. o 5 XLIV. FAIR Prime of life ! were it enough to gild With ready sunbeams every straggling shower ;... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...— Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell 'mid Roslin's faded grove : A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight. FAIR Prime of life ! were it enough to gild With ready sunbeams every straggling shower ; And, if an... | |
| sir Henry Taylor - 1849 - 328 pages
...direct.?— Then droop not them, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell 'mid Eoslin's faded grove : A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight.' To a mind of high intellectual aspirations, there is perhaps no earthly motive for conquering a sorrow... | |
| Sir Henry Taylor - 1849 - 322 pages
...— Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell 'mid Eoslin's faded grove : A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight.3 To a mind of high intellectual aspirations, there is perhaps no earthly motive for conquering... | |
| Robert Pearse Gillies - 1851 - 358 pages
...direct. Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow, In the low dell, mid Roslin's faded grove : A cheerful life is what the muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight.* * Poetical Works, vol. ii. p. 280. Moxon, 1849. CHAPTER VIII. RECOLLECTIONS OF DR. THOMAS BROWNE. THE... | |
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