 twas beyond a mortal's share To wander solitary there : Two paradises 'twere in one, To live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gardener drew Of flowers and herbs this dial new; Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run,...  The London Magazine - Page 2801821Full view - About this book
 | 1863 - 362 pages
...in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew ' 'f flowers and herbs this dial new ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours lie reckon'd,... | |
 | 1863 - 478 pages
...live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flowers and herbs this dial new! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours lie reckon'd,... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1865 - 116 pages
...dial new ! Where from above the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned, but with herbs and flowers ? Andrew MarveU. SONG. HAYMAKERS, rakers, reapers, and mowers,... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1865 - 120 pages
...live in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flowers, and herbs, this dial new! Where from above the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run: And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned,... | |
 | Sidney H. Morse, Joseph B. Marvin - 1866 - 560 pages
...sings Marvell : — " How well the skilful gardener drew Of flowers and herbs this dial new ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant...the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we, And could such sweet and wholsome hours, Be reckoned, but with herbs and flowers ! " Well did the ancients... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 498 pages
...the various light. " How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flowers and herbs this dial true ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant...run ; And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes his time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood - 1872 - 504 pages
...described by Marvell — " How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flow'rs and herbs, this dial new : Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run ; And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes his time as well as we." Many of these old sun-dials were "quaintly carved,"... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 pages
...in paradise alone. How well the skilful gard'ner drew Of flowers, and herbs, this dial new ! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 514 pages
...the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run; And, as it works, the industrious bee Computes his time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers !" One of his longer poems, "Appleton House," contains passages... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1894 - 464 pages
...well the skilful gardener drew Of flowers and herbs, this dial new Where, from above, the milder snn Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works,...as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned, but with herbs and flowers ? J The artificial fountains of the metropolis are, in like manner,... | |
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