 Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may read." So he vanished from my sight; And I plucked a hollow reed, And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear.  Littell's Living Age - Page 41848Full view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 826 pages
...no wept with joy to hear. ' Piper, sit thee down and write, In a book that all may read ' — So ho vanished from my sight; And I plucked a hollow reed,...wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. The Lamb. — Fro n the same. Little lamb, who made thee ? Dost thon know who made thee, Gave thee... | |
 | 1880 - 296 pages
...flute. * reed, a plant or grass having a hollow jointed stem. And I made a rural l pen, And I stained 2 the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear. W. BLAKE ANSWER TO A CHILD'S QUESTION. Do you ask what the birds say? The sparrow, the dove, The linnet,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 824 pages
...' Piper, sit then down and write, In a book that ull may read ' — So he vanished from my eight ; And I plucked a hollow reed, And I made a rural pen. And I sialned the water clear, And I wrote my happy gongs Kvery child may joy to hear. The Lamb. — Fro... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 pages
...Piper, sit tliee down and write In a book that all may read — " So he vanished from my sight ; And 1 and found good means To draw from her a prayer of earnest he tile water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. WILLIAM DLAKE. LITTLE GOLDEXHAIR.... | |
 | 1881 - 410 pages
...again, While he wept with joy to hear. Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may readSo he vanished from my sight ; And I plucked a hollow...wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. The Songs of Innocence are perhaps the most interesting, and are certainly the most easily understood... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1881 - 632 pages
...:' So I piped ; he wept to hear. 'Piper, sit thee down and write In a book that all may read'— So he vanished from my sight; And I plucked a hollow...wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear. THE LAMB. Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee, Gave thee life and bade thee feed... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 pages
...While he wept with joy to hear. " Piper, sit thee down and write, In a book that all may read — " So he vanished from my sight ; And I plucked a hollow...wrote my happy songs, Every child may joy to hear. Taylor (1758-1835) was a native of London, where, at an early age, be was sent to St. Paul's School.... | |
 | 1881 - 884 pages
...vanished from my side," says William Blake, in the character of the piper, " So he vanished from my side, And I plucked a hollow reed, And I made a rural pen,...wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear." The " Songs of Experience" were written only a few years after, but in a temper widely different. It... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 pages
...read." So he vanish'd from my sight ; And I pluck'da hollow reed, And I made a rural pen, And I stain'd It triumphs at his cost. Ill that He blesses is our good, And unblest go WILLIAM BLAKE. 68 tï'J THE MAY QUEEN. You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...While he wept with joy to hear. " Piper, sit thee down and write, In a book, that all may read." So he vanished from my sight, And I plucked a hollow...wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. WILLIAM Hi AM: Babg Illari. CHEEKS as soft as July peaches ; Lips whose dewy scarlet teaches Poppies... | |
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