And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows ! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops — at the bent spray's edge — That's the wise... English Prose and Poetry (1137-1892). - Page 5521916 - 792 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Browning - 1884 - 308 pages
...are ! In Vishnu-land what Avatar? HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD. OH, to be in England now that April 's there, And whoever wakes in England sees, some morning,...England — now ! And after April, when May follows And the white-throat builds, and all the swallows ! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge... | |
| Robert Browning - 1884 - 308 pages
...! In Vishnu-land what Avatar ? HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD. I OH, to be in England now that April 's there, And whoever wakes in England sees, some morning,...England— now ! And after April, when May follows And the white-throat builds, and all the swallows ! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge... | |
| Robert Browning - 1885 - 150 pages
...FROM THE POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING. HOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD. OH, to be in England now that April 's there, And whoever wakes in England sees, some morning,...England — now ! And after April, when May follows, And the white-throat builds, and all the swallows ! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge... | |
| Robert Browning - 1885 - 152 pages
...FROM THE POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING. HOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD. OH, to be in England now that April 's there, And whoever wakes in England sees, some morning,...England — now ! And after April, when May follows, And the white-throat builds, and all the swallows ! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge... | |
| Robert Browning, Hiram Corson - 1886 - 360 pages
...? Down the court three lampions flare : Put forward your best foot ! HOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD. 1. OH, to be in England now that April's there, And whoever...England — now ! And after April, when May follows And the white-throat builds, and all the swallows ! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge... | |
| Prince Albert Victor (Duke of Clarence and Avondale), George V (King of Great Britain) - 1886 - 736 pages
...to at home, and fill us with a weird feeling of being in another world, and under other heavens. " Oh to be in England Now that April's there : And whoever...chaffinch sings on the orchard bough, In England- now 1 " During the whole night what little wind there was was right aft, and as there was a swell coming... | |
| Jeremiah Eames Rankin - 1886 - 54 pages
...silver sea." He wrote for all countries, all latitudes, all climes. You open Robert Browning and read, " Oh ! to be in England, now that April's there, And...chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England — now! " Here is an Englishman for you ; a man to whom every changing month of the year in his native land... | |
| Robert Browning - 1887 - 202 pages
...? I feel chilly and grown old. HOME-THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD. j|H, to be in England Now that April 's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning...England — now ! And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows ! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge... | |
| Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - 1889 - 356 pages
...Quick as he in feats of art, Far beyond in joy of heart. APRIL IN ENGLAND. ROBERT BROWNING. EXTRACT. OH, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever...chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England — now ! SPRING AND SUMMER. ANONYMOUS. • SPRING is growing up, Isn't it a pity ? She was such a little thing,... | |
| 1889 - 552 pages
...ankle-deep in English grass," and finds himself murmuring in his heart Mr. Browning's own words, " Oh ! to be in England now that April's there. And...chaffinch sings on the orchard bough — " In England now ! " That is what he really feels ; and however much he loves to think, as a picture, of the poet and... | |
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