 THREE years she grew in sun and shower ; Then Nature said : " A lovelier flower On earth was never sown ; This child I to myself will take ; She shall be mine, and I will make A lady of my own. " Myself will to my darling be Both law and impulse ; and...  English Verse - Page 9edited by - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Standard poetry book - 1866 - 300 pages
...fear'd to brush The dust from off its wings. Wordsworth. THREE YEARS SHE GREW IN SUN AND SHOWER. THREE years she grew in sun and shower, Then Nature said,...She shall be mine, and I will make A lady of my own. In earth and heaven, in glade and bower, Shall feel an overseeing power To kindle or restrain. " She... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1866 - 154 pages
...will read the introductory stanzas, but the last is the one I wish you specially to notice : "Three years she grew in sun and shower, Then Nature said,...She shall be mine, and I will make A lady of my own. u Myself will to my darling be Both law and impulse; and with me The girl, in rock and plain, In earth... | |
 | 1866 - 522 pages
...and adieu ! I cannot aid thy breaking heart, For mine is breaking too. ( JIY DAUGHTER'S FUTURE. THREE years she grew in sun and shower, Then Nature said,...She shall be mine, and I will make A Lady of my own. Her Teacher I myself will be, She is my darling ; — and with me The Girl, in rock and plain, In earth... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1867 - 144 pages
...will read the introductory stanzas, but the last is the one I wish you specially to notice: " Three years she grew in sun and shower, Then Nature said,...» Both law and impulse; and with me The girl, in rook and plain, In earth and heaven, in glade and bower, Shall feel an orerseeing power To kindle,... | |
 | George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - 1867 - 360 pages
...sign of life and death, Kingdoms shall shift about, like clouds This child I to myself will tako ; She shall be mine, and I will make A Lady of my own. * * * * * The stars of midnight shall be dear To her; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place... | |
 | 1867 - 510 pages
...played in sun and shade, Then Percy said — "A lovelier maid At croquet ne'er was seen : This girl I to myself will take, She shall be mine, and I will make For her a croquet green. " She shall be playful as the cat That, wild with glee, upon the mat Or on... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 710 pages
...sun and shower, __ Then Nature said, " A lovelier flower On earth was never seen ; • OAKLAND. 255 This child I to myself -will take ; She shall be mine,...darling, be Both law and impulse ; and with me The girl, on rock and plain, In earth and heaven, in glade and bower, Shall feel an overseeing power, To kindle... | |
 | 1868 - 496 pages
...lines as the following : — " Three years she grew in sun and shower, Then Nature said, a lovlier flower On earth was never sown ; This child I to myself...I will make A lady of my own. " Myself will to my darting; be, Both law and impulse ; and with me The girl, in rook and plain, In earth and heaven, in... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 pages
...make A lady of my own. Myself will, to my darling, be Both law and impulse ; and with me The girl, on rock and plain, In earth and heaven, in glade and bower, Shall feel an overseeing power, To kindle and restrain. She shall be sportive as the fawn, That, wild with glee, across the lawn, Or up the mountain... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1868 - 328 pages
...Thonghts that do ofien lie too deep for tears. LUCY. TUREE years she grow in snn ;mcl shower, Then Natme said, " A lovelier flower On earth was never sown ; This child I to myself will take, — She shall he mine, and I will make A lady of my own. Myself will to my darling be Both law and impnlse ; and... | |
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