A light broke in upon my brain, — It was the carol of a bird; It ceased, and then it came again, The sweetest song ear ever heard, And mine was thankful till my eyes Ran over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate... Littell's Living Age - Page 4011849Full view - About this book
| George Clinton - 1828 - 888 pages
...Ran over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate of Misery : But then by dull degrees came back My senses to their...bird was perched, as fond and tame, And tamer than upon the tree ; A lovely bird, with azure wings. And song that said a thousand things, And seemed to... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1828 - 780 pages
...tin- mate of misery. Ida then by dull degrees came back My senses to their »on ted track : I saw ihe dungeon walls and floor Close slowly round me as before; I saw the glimmer of the sun (irec pin:; as it before had done ; Itm through ihe crevice where it came That bird was pi.-reh'd,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 pages
...Kan over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not sec I was the male of misery, lïut then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track : I saw (he dungeon walls and floor Close slowly round me as before ; I saw the glimmer of the sun Creeping... | |
| Thomas Roscoe - 1830 - 594 pages
...eyes Ran over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate of misery; But then by dull degrees came back My senses to their...But through the crevice where it came That bird was perch'd, as fond and tame, And tamer than upon the tree ; A lovely bird, with azure wings, And song... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...eyes Ran over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate of misery. But then by dull degrees came back My senses to their...But through the crevice where it came That bird was perch'd, as fond and tame, And tamer than upon the tree ; A lovely bird, with azure wings, And song... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1832 - 488 pages
...surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate of misery. But then by dull degrees came hack My senses to their wonted track : I saw the dungeon...But through the crevice where it came That bird was perch'd, as fond and tame, And tamer than upon the tree ; A lovely bird, with azure wings, And song... | |
| James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...eyes Ran over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate of misery; But then by dull degrees came back My senses to their...But through the crevice where it came That bird was perch'd as fond and tame, And tamer than upon the tree; A lovely bird, with azure wings, And song that... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 348 pages
...Ran over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate of misery ; . But then by dull degrees came back My senses to their...But through the crevice where it came That bird was perch'd, as fond and tame, And tamer than upon the tree ; A lovely bird, with azure wings, And song... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 260 pages
...eyes Ran over with the glad surprise , And they that moment could not see Iwas the mate of misery; But then by dull degrees came back My senses to their...But through the crevice where it came That bird was perch'd, as fond and tame, It was the carol of a bird ; It ceased, and then it came again , And tamer... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 480 pages
...Ran over with the glad surprise, And they that moment could not see I was the mate of misery : But then by dull degrees came back My senses to their...But through the crevice where it came That bird was perch'd, as fond and tame, And tamer than upon the tree; A lovely bird, with azure wings, And song... | |
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