 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - 356 pages
...my breast. G. Herbert LXXV THE RETREAT Happy those early days, when I Shined in my Angel-infancy ! Before I understood this place Appointed for my second...But a white, celestial thought; When yet I had not walk'd above A mile or two from my first Love, And looking back, at that short space Could see a glimpse... | |
 | John Brown - 1861 - 516 pages
...this passionate love of Nature — " Happy those early dayes, when I Shin'd in my Angell-infancy ! Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, Celestiall thought ; When yet I had not walkt above A mile or two from my first... | |
 | John Brown - 1861 - 470 pages
...this passionate love of Nature — " Happy those early dayes, when I Shin'd in my Angell-infancy 1 Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, Celestial! thought; When yet I had not walkt above A mile or two from my first love,... | |
 | Concord (Mass.) - 1861 - 114 pages
...them. Their poise and plentitude rebuke us. So the poet sings sadly yet truly for some of us : — " Happy those early days when I Shined in my angel infancy ; Before I taught my soul to wound My conscience with a single sound, Or taught my soul to fancy aught But a white... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1864 - 210 pages
...trace no path of vulgar men. HABINGTON. THE RETREAT. jjAPPY those early days, when I Shone in mine angel infancy ! Before I understood this place Appointed...soul to fancy aught But a white, celestial thought ; While yet I had not walk'd above A mile or two from my first love : And looking back at that short... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1866 - 240 pages
...from aged things. i. H^FP r those early days, when I Shincd in my angel-infancy I Before I underlfood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy aught But a white, celeflial thought: When yet I had not walked above A mile or t'wo from my firft love, And looking back,... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...early dayes, when I Shin'd in my angell-infancy ! Before I understood this place Appointed for ray second race, Or taught my soul to fancy aught But a white, celestiall thought ; When yet I had not walkt above A mile or two from my first love, And looking back,... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...death. George Herbert. CXXVIII THE RETREAT. Happy those early days, when I Shined in my angel-infancy! Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy aught 5 But a white celestial thought ; When yet I had not walked above A mile or two from my first Love,... | |
 | George MacDonald - 1868 - 356 pages
...another reason for presenting it. THE RETREAT. Happy those early days when I Shined in my angel-infancy ! Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, celestial thought ; When yet I had not walked above A mile or two from my first... | |
 | George Macdonald - 1868 - 294 pages
...answered. "But I think I can repeat the poem. You shall judge whether it is not like Wordsworth's Ode. ' Happy those early days, when I Shined in my angel infancy ; Before I understood the place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, celestial thought... | |
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Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy aught But a white, celestial thought ; When yet I had not walk'd above A mile or two from my first Love, And looking back, at that short space Could see a glimpse... 
