 Whate'er the circling seasons yield, Whatever buds, whatever blows, For thee it buds, for thee it grows. Nor yet art thou the peasant's fear, To him thy friendly notes are dear ; For thou art mild as matin dew, And still, when summer's flowery hue Begins...  The Student, and Intellectual Observer - Page 4221870Full view - About this book
 | Anacreon - 1800 - 304 pages
...thy friendly notes are dear ; For thou art mild as matin dews, And ever, when the summer hues Begin to paint the bloomy plain, We hear thy sweet, prophetic...strain we hear, And bless the notes and thee revere ! And chirp thy song with such a glee, &c.~\ " Some authors have affirmed (says Madame Dacier), that... | |
 | Anacreon - 1804 - 194 pages
...make Madame Dacier my authority for it. For For thou art mild as matin dew, And still, when summer's flowery hue Begins to paint the bloomy plain, We hear...love thy shrilly tone ; Apollo calls thee all his own ; 'T was he who gave that voice to thee, JTis he who tunes thy minstrelsy. Tlit Muses Irve tly i-nnlly... | |
 | Anacreon - 1804 - 310 pages
...fear, To him thy friendly notes are dear; For thou art mild as matin dew, And still, when summer's flowery hue Begins to paint the bloomy plain, We hear thy sweet, prophetic strain ; See what Licetus says about grasshoppers, cap. 93 and 185. And chirp thy song with such a glee, &c.]... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 692 pages
...dew that morning drops, And chirp thy song with such a glee, That happiest kings may envy thee ! " The Muses love thy shrilly tone, Apollo calls thee...voice to thee, 'Tis he who tunes thy minstrelsy." The town of Cataro is the capital of this little state, remarkable only for its peculiar situation.... | |
 | Anacreon - 1820 - 196 pages
...Dacier my authority for it. For thou art mild as matin dew, And still, when summer's flowery hue Begius to paint the bloomy plain, We hear thy sweet prophetic...love thy shrilly tone ; Apollo calls thee all his own ; 'T was he who gave that voice to thee, 'T is he who tunes thy miustrelsy. The Muses love thy shrilly... | |
 | 1822 - 578 pages
...peasant's fear, To him thy friendly notes are dean For thou art mild as matin dew, And still, when summer's flowery hue Begins to paint the bloomy plain, We hear...shrilly tone; Apollo calls thee all his own; 'Twas be who gave Ibat voice to thee, 'Tis he who tunes thy minstrelsy. Unworn by age's dim decline, The... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 378 pages
...fear, To him thy friendly notes are dear ; For thou art mild as matin dew, And still, when summer's flowery hue Begins to paint the bloomy plain, We hear...strain we hear, And bless the notes and thee revere I The Muses love thy shrilly tone ; Apollo calls thee all his own ; grasshoppers happy in having dumb... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 376 pages
...TiTTi|'v This last line is borrowed from Homer's Iliad, y. wherr there occurs the very same simile. 'Twas he who gave that voice to thee, Tis he who tunes thy minstrelsy. Unworn by age's dim decline, The fadeless blooms of youth are thine. Melodious insect ! child of earth ! In wisdom... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 332 pages
...dear ; For thou art mild as matin dew, And still, when summer's flowery hue Begins to paint the hloomy plain, We hear thy sweet prophetic strain ; Thy sweet prophetic strain we hear, And hless the note and thee revere ! The Muses love thy shrilly tone ; Apollo calls thee all his own ;... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1829 - 456 pages
...are dear ; For thon art mild as matin dew, Anil still, when summer's llowcry hue Begins to paint tbc bloomy plain, We hear thy sweet prophetic strain ; Thy sweet prophetic strain we hear, And bless tbc notes and tliec revere ! The Muses love thy shrilly tone; Apollo calls thee all his own; T was... | |
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