 You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue...  The Scottish Songs - Page 562edited by - 1829 - 370 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1870 - 464 pages
...the Moon shall rise ? $ You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, — What are you, when the Rose is blown ? 10 You curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's... | |
 | Dublin city, univ - 1871 - 366 pages
...of the night, Which poorly satisfy our eyes, More by your number than your light, Like common people of the skies ; What are ye, when the moon doth rise...your own ; What are ye when the rose is blown ? Ye wand'ring chaunters of the wood, That fill the air with nature's lays, Thinking your passions understood... | |
 | 1872 - 900 pages
...POEMS OF THE AFFECTIONS. -a You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the Tht: ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkne you when the rose is blown ? So when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of lier mind : By... | |
 | 1873 - 296 pages
...the moon shall rise '' Ye violets that first appear, •By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the Spring were all your own ! What are you when the rose is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth Dame Nature's lays,... | |
 | Lyrics, William Davenport Adams - 1874 - 312 pages
...when the moon shall rise ? Ye violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, — What are you, when the rose is blown ? Ye curious chanters of the wood That warble forth dame Nature's lays,... | |
 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - 1875 - 418 pages
...Philomel her voice shall raise ? 3. You Violets that first appear, By your purple Mantles known, Like the proud Virgins of the year, As if the Spring were all your own, What are you when the Rose is blown ? 4. So when my Mistris shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, She... | |
 | 1875 - 780 pages
...Queen of Bohemia :" — " You Violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the Spring were all your own, — What are you when the Rose is blown ?" The Christian Martyrs. BY REV. K. LEIGHTON GERIIART. THE most positive... | |
 | sir Walter Ralegh - 1875 - 316 pages
...Philomel her voice shall raise ? You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? ' " Rel. Wotton." It was printed with music as early as 1624, in Est's... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 560 pages
...her voice shall raise ? You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ! What are you, when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall he seen In form and beauty of her mind ; By... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 588 pages
...when the moon shall rise? Ye violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own, — Wbat ait: you when the rose is blown? Ye curious chanters of the wood, That warble forth dame Nature's... | |
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