 | Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...sounden wide ;' and here and there the little musician of the grass touches forth his tricksy note. ' The poetry of earth is never dead. When all the birds...about the new-mown mead : That is the grasshopper's.' " The fruits begin to abound, and are more noticed in proportion to the necessity for them occasioned... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pages
...children pine like slaves, There is a curse on thee ! ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET. BY JOHN KEATS. THE Poetry of Earth is never dead : When all the birds...lead In summer luxury, — he has never done With his delights ; for, when tired out with fun, He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed. The poetry... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...grass touches forth his tricksy note. The poetry of earth is never dead ; When all the birds are faiut with the hot sun, And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run From hedge to hedge about the new-mow D mead : That is the grasshopper's. Keatt. " Besides some of the flowers of last month, there... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1840 - 554 pages
...and hear their singing, And float with them about the summer waters. ON THE GHA8SHOPPEK AND CRICKET. THE poetry of earth is never dead : When all the birds...hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead : That is the Gmsshopper's — he lakes the lead In summer luxury. — he has never done With his delights, for when... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1840 - 552 pages
...evermore. ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET. THE poetry of earth ia never dead : When all the birds ore uint with the hot sun. And hide in cooling trees, a voice...the new-mown mead : That is the Grasshopper's — he lakes the lead In summer luxury, — he has never done With his delights, for when tired out with fun,... | |
 | John Keats - 1841 - 254 pages
...the hum Of mighty workings ? Listen awhile, ye nations, and be dumb. ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET. THE poetry of earth is never dead : When all the birds...lead In summer luxury, — he has never done With his delights, for when tired out with fun, The poetry of earth is ceasing never : On a lone winter... | |
 | A Montagu Woodford - 1841 - 320 pages
...Pacific—and all his men Looked at each other with a wild surmise— ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET. THE poetry of earth is never dead : When all the birds...hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead : That is the grasshopper's—he takes the lead In summer luxury,—he has never done With his delights ; for, when... | |
 | 1846 - 872 pages
...the cause of placing the figure of that insect over the Royal Exchange. THE GRASSHOPPEH AND CEICKET. THE poetry of earth is never dead: When all the birds...the lead In summer luxury; he has never done With his delights ; for when tired out with fun, He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed. The poetry... | |
 | Charles Cowden Clarke - 1843 - 264 pages
..." And now observe how charmingly our friend Keats has described this same little frisky insect : ' The poetry of earth is never dead ; When all the birds...the hot sun, And hide in cooling trees, a voice will nm From hedge to hedge about the new.mown mead : That is the grasshopper's ; he takes the lead In summer... | |
 | 1844 - 276 pages
...murmuring small trumpets sounden wide. SPENSER. And John Keats points to another source of melody : — The poetry of earth is never dead ; When all the birds...about the new-mown mead ; That is the grasshopper's. KEATS. The insect-tribe, however, are peculiarly active and vigorous in the hottest weather. These... | |
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THE poetry of earth is never dead : When all the birds are faint with the hot sun, And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead ; That is the Grasshopper's — he takes the lead In summer luxury, — he has never... 
