 Oh! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet. With the sky above my head. And the grass beneath my feet ; For only one short hour To feel as I used to feel, Before I knew the woes of want And the walk that costs a meal!  London Society - Page 246edited by - 1871Full view - About this book
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...freshness, fragrance, and verdure, was infinitely worw,"f &c. But what is this to the mortal desperation of Work — work— -work When the weather is warm and...eaves The brooding swallows cling As if to show me then- sunny backs And twit me with the spring. Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of -the cowslip and primrose... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 530 pages
...sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand. " Work— work— work ! In the dull December light, And work— work — work, When the weather...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sw With the sky above my head And the... | |
 | 1844 - 858 pages
...sick, and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand. Work— work — work ! In the dull December light ! And work — work — work ! When the weather...me their sunny backs. And twit me with the spring. Oh but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet— With the sky above my head. And the... | |
 | Johann Georg Kohl - 1844 - 316 pages
...sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand **). Work! work! work! In the dull December light, And work! Work! work! When the weather is warm...me their .sunny backs And twit me with the spring '**). *) ©cb,affe! Waffe! fcíjuffe! 50tcme7írbett §6rt nimmer auf; unb пае ifl if)t Coijn? (Sin... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1844 - 622 pages
...sick, and the brain benumb'd, As well as the weary hand. " Work — work — work, In the dull December light, And work — work — work — When the weather...me their sunny backs And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet — With the sky above my bead,... | |
 | 1844 - 878 pages
...bick, and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand. Work — work— work ! In the dull December light ! And work — work — work ! When the weather is warm and bright — While underneath tho caves The brooding swallows cling, As if to show UK; their sunny bocks, And twit me with the spring.... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 pages
...and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand ! " Work — work — work, In the dull December light ; And work — work — work ! When the weather...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet ; With the sky above my head, And... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...sick, and the brain benumb'd As well as the weary hand ! " Work — work — work, In the dull December light, And work — work — work, When the weather...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet ; With the sky above my head, And... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1845 - 434 pages
...and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand ! " Work — work — work, In the dull December light ; And work — work — work ! When the weather...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet ; With the sky above my head, And... | |
 | Henry Clapp - 1846 - 238 pages
...sick and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand ! "Work — work — work, In the dull December light : And work — work — work ! When the weather...me their sunny backs, And twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet ; With the sky above my head, And... | |
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