 Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does glide; There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets and combs its silver wings, And, till prepared for longer flight,...  The essays of Elia - Page 55by Charles Lamb - 1840Full view - About this book
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1825 - 392 pages
...it creates, transcending; these, Far other worlds, and other seas; Annihilating all that's made To a green thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's...glide : There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various... | |
 | 1821 - 724 pages
...it createĞ, transcending these, Far other worlds, and other seas ; Annihilating all that's made To a green thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's...into the boughs does glide : There, like a bird, it sib and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...it creates, transcending these, Far other worlds, and other seas ; Annihilating all that's made To out end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not fruit tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does glide : There,... | |
 | 1825 - 390 pages
...it creates, transcending these, Far other worlds, and other seas ; Annihilating all that's made To a green thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's...glide : There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various... | |
 | 1825 - 392 pages
...it creates, transcending; these, Far other worlds, and other seas ; Annihilating all that's made To a green thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's...glide : There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1825 - 388 pages
...it creates, transcending these, Far other worlds, and other seas ; Annihilating all that's made To a green thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's...glide : There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets, and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepar'd for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...it ereates, transeending these, Far other worlds, and other seas ; Annihilating all that's made To a green thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's sliding foot, Or at some fruit tree's mossy root, Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does glide : There,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 pages
...it creates, transcending these. Far other worlds, and other seas ; Annihilating all that 's made To a green thought in a green shade. , Here at the fountain's...glide ; There, like a bird, it sits and sings, Then whets and claps its silver wings ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes the various... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...Yet it creates, transcending these, Far other worlds and other seas ; Annihilating all that's made To a green thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's...My soul into the boughs does glide : There, like a hird, it sits and smgs, Then wets and claps its silver wmgs ; And, till prepared for longer flight,... | |
 | 1835 - 432 pages
...seas ; Annihilating all that's made To a green thought in a green shade. Here at the fountain's slidmg foot, Or at some fruit-tree's mossy root, Casting...boughs does glide : There, like a bird, it sits and smgs, Then wets and claps its silver wmgs ; And, till prepared for longer flight, Waves in its plumes... | |
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