 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,...  Writings - Page 93by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1889Full view - About this book
 | John Timbs - 1863 - 280 pages
...out of herbs and flowers : How well the skilful gardener drew, Of herbs and flowers, this dial new ! Where from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant...zodiac run: And, as it works, the industrious bee Compute* its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckon'd, but with herbs... | |
 | 1863 - 478 pages
...one, To 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,... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - 364 pages
...one, To 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,... | |
 | 1863 - 362 pages
...To live 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,... | |
 | Margaret Plues - 1863 - 438 pages
...speaks of this floral dial : " 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, And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1865 - 116 pages
...To 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
...— so 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...run : And as it works the industrious bee Computes its time as well as we, And could such sweet and wholsome hours, Be reckoned, but with herbs and flowers... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 pages
...To 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,... | |
 | 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,"... | |
 | Sunday readings - 1867 - 232 pages
...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; And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckon'd,... | |
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