 All other trees are wont to wear. First leaves, then flowers, and last, Their burden of rich fruit to bear When summer's pride is past : But thou, — so prompt thy flowers to show, Bear'st but the harsh, unwelcome sloe.  Wild Flowers - Page 6by Anne Pratt - 1853Full view - About this book
 | 1827 - 462 pages
...Shall call the nightingale. Yet early, fair, rejoicing tree, \ Sad are the thoughts inspired by thee. ' All other trees are wont to wear First leaves, then...rich fruit to bear When summer's pride is past: But thon, — so prompt thy flowers to show, Bcar'st but the harsh, unwelcome sloe. So oft young genius,... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 868 pages
...Shall call the nightingale. Yet early, fair, rejoicing tree, Sad are the thoughts inspired by thee. All other trees are wont to wear, First leaves, then flowers, and last, Their burden of rich fruit to bear When summer's pride is past : But thou, — so prompt thy flowers to show,... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 874 pages
...Shall call the nightingale. Yet early, fair, rejoicing tree, Sad are the thoughts inspired by thee. All other trees are wont to wear. First leaves, then flowers, and last, Their burden of rich fruit to bear When summer's pride is past : But thou, — so prompt thy flowers to show,... | |
 | George William Francis - 1839 - 236 pages
...appear. " All other trees are wont to wear First leaves — then flowers — then last Their burden of rich fruit to bear When Summer's pride is past....flowers to show, Bear'st but the harsh, unwelcome Sloe." — W. HOWITT. The Sloe, however, is not so unwelcome (at any rite to children.) Cowper says, " Or... | |
 | M. H. Cowell - 1839 - 140 pages
...flowers appear. All other trees are wont to wear First leaves— then ilowers — then last Their burden of rich fruit to bear When Summer's pride is past; But thou so prompt thy ilowers to show, Bear'st but the harsh, unwelcome slop." W. HOWIIT. Filices Cryptog. JUiees, 209 PTERIS... | |
 | Botanical ladder - 1845 - 190 pages
...about it : — " All other trees are wont to wear, First leaves, then flowers, then last Their burden of rich fruit to bear, When summer's pride is past...to show, Bear'st but the harsh, unwelcome sloe.*' Still it is not all mere show with this gay little shrub, for the wood is often used by the turner,... | |
 | Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 pages
...Shall call the nightingale. Yet early, fair, rejoicing tree, Sad are the thoughts inspir'd by thee. All other trees are wont to wear, First, leaves — then, flowers — and last, Their burden of rich fruit to bear When Summer's pride is past : But thou, — so prompt thy flowers to show,... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 880 pages
...inspired by thee. All other trees are wont to wear, First leaves, then flowers, and last, Their burden of rich fruit to bear When summer's pride is past : But thou, — so prompt thy flowers (o sho'», Bear'st but the harsh, unwelcome sloe. So oft young genius, at its birth. In confidence... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1878 - 364 pages
...clothe the branch, which in the autumn will be loaded with purple berries, — THE SLOE-TREE. 73 ' All other trees are wont to wear First leaves, then flowers, and last Their burden of rich fruit to bear, When summer's pride is past ; But thou, so prompt thy flowers to sho-y,... | |
 | C. F. Leyel - 2007 - 418 pages
...spray, Whose early flowers anticipate the leaf, Welcomes the time of buds, the infant year. GRAHAM All other trees are wont to wear First leaves, then flowers, and last Their burthen of fresh fruit to bear When Summer's pride is past; But thou, so prompt thy flower to shew, Bears't but... | |
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