 O Swallow, Swallow, flying, flying South, Fly to her, and fall upon her gilded eaves, And tell her, tell her, what I tell to thee. 'O tell her, Swallow, thou that knowest each, That bright and fierce and fickle is the South, And dark and true and tender...  In Memoriam, The Princess, and Maud - Page 200by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1902 - 335 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1851 - 290 pages
...maidenlike as far As I could ape their treble, did I sing. " O Swallow, Swallow, flying, flying South, Fly to her, and fall upon her gilded eaves, And tell her, tell her what I tell to thee. " 0 tell her, Swallow, thou that knowest each, That bright and fierce and fickle is the South, And... | |
 | 1851 - 1220 pages
...who can forget it ? Who can displace from memory the song of the northern Prince to the swallow ? " 0 swallow, swallow, if I could follow, and light Upon her lattice, I would pipe and trill, And chirp and twitter twenty million loves. " 0 were I there, that she might take me in. And lay me on... | |
 | 1851 - 724 pages
...who can forget it ? Who can displace from memory the song of the northPrince to the swallow ? " О swallow, swallow, if I could follow, and light Upon her lattice, I would pipe nnd trill, And chirp and twitter twenty million loves. " 0 were I there, that she might take me in,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1853 - 468 pages
...maidenlike as far As I could ape their treble, did I sing. " O Swallow, Swallow, flying, flying South, Fly to her, and fall upon her gilded eaves, And tell...South, And dark and true and tender is the North. " O were I thou that she might take me in, And lay me on her bosom, and her heart Would rock the snowy... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 326 pages
...to hsr, and fall upon her gilded eaves, And tell ^ier, tell her what I tell to thee. " 0 tell aer, Swallow, thou that knowest each, That bright and fierce and fickle is the South, And dark aid true and tender is the North. " 0 were I thou that she might take me in, And lay me on her bosom,... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - 1872 - 462 pages
...self-control and freedom from perverted passions. Better is the assertion of Tennyson : "That bright, an* fierce, and fickle is the South, And dark, and true, and tender is the North." There are tender hearts in the breasts of these northern men and women, albeit they are as undemonstrative... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - 1858 - 462 pages
...superior self-control and freedom from perverted passions. Better is the assertion of Tennyson : " That bright, and fierce, and fickle is the South, And dark, and true, and tender is the North." There are tender hearts in the breasts of these northern men and women, albeit they are as undemonstrative... | |
 | A. De Puy Van Buren - 1859 - 336 pages
...beauty, if nothing more, make .it appropriate here. '• 0 swallow, swallow, flying, flying South, Fly to her and fall upon her gilded eaves, And tell her, tell her what I teU to thee. " 0 tell her, swallow, thou that knowest each ; That bright and fierce and fickle is the... | |
 | 1875 - 734 pages
...nigrum Borean, pium, fidelem. This is meant for a translation of the beautiful lines, ' 0 tell her .... That bright and fierce and fickle is the South, And dark and true and tender is the North ' : here the ' South ' brings before the mind at once the climate, the people that dwell under it,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 366 pages
...and maidenlike as far As I could ape their treble, did I sing. " O Swallow, Swallow, flying South, Fly to her, and fall upon her gilded eaves. And tell...South, And dark and true and tender is the North. " O were I thou that she might take me in, And lay me on her bosom, and her heart Would "rock the snowy... | |
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