 I SING of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June, and July flowers ; I sing of May-poles, hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cakes.  The Catholic miscellany and monthly repository of information - Page 3961827Full view - About this book
 | Longman (Firm), Thomas Park - English poetry - 1815 - 481 pages
...errata follows, and the poems commence with The Argument of his Book. I sing of Brooks, of Blossomes, Birds, and Bowers: Of April, May, of June, and July -Flowers. I sing of May-poles, Hock-carts, Wassails, Wakes, Of Bride-grooms, Brides, and of their Eridall-cnkes.... | |
 | Mrs. Charles Meredith - Botanical illustration - 1836 - 400 pages
...riATXI BNORAVKD AFTER ORIGINAL DRAWINGS FIIO.M NATURt BY I'm: AfillOR. I ting of brooks, of blouomea, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June, and July .flowers, I sing of yootb, of love too, and I write How roses first came red, and lilies white ; I write of groves... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1841 - 894 pages
...drawing ]< 1 tell of brook», of blossoms, birds and bowers. Of April, May, of June, and July-flowers ; I tell of May-poles, hock-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cake» , I tell of groves, of twilight», and I aing The court of МаЬ, and of ihe fairy-king. WITH... | |
 | Frances Sargent Osgood - Flower language - 1848 - 308 pages
...the sun, it will smile in the shade, For Beauty, for Friendship, and Love ! L I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June and July flowers ; I sing of youlh, of love too, and I write How roses first came red, and lilies white: I write of groves... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1892 - 678 pages
...his book, which, familiar as it is wherever poetry is read, we must quote : — I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds and bowers, Of April, May, of June and July flowers, I sing of May-poles, hack-carts, wassails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, biides, and of their bridal cukes.... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1856 - 380 pages
...become immortall substances. IIESPE RIDES. THE ARGUMENT OF HIS BOOK. I SING of brooks, of blossomos, birds, and bowers ; Of April, May, of June, and July flowers. I sing of May-poles, hock-carts, wassuils, wakes; Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridull-cakes.... | |
 | John Leyden, Walter Scott - Poetry - 1858 - 452 pages
...breath'd — for love that ceases ne'er was true. SCENES OF INFANCY. PAET II. I sing ofbroo/ci, of blossoms, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June, and July flowers ; — I write of groves, of twilight ; and I sing The Court of Mab, and oft/if Fairy-Icing: I write of youth,... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 880 pages
...true-love's-knota, Of omnu, cunning men, and drawing lots 1 tell of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowcn. Of April, May, of June, and July flowers ; I tell of May-poles, hock-carts, wawiails, wakes, Of bridegrooms, brides, and of their bridal cakes ; I tell of groves, of twilights,... | |
 | English poetry - 1859 - 128 pages
...through the verdant nIa/.e Of sweet-briar hedges I pursue my walk. THOMSON. " I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June, and July flowers ; I sing of may-poles." HEERICK. TO THE REDBREAST. WHEN that the fields put on their gay attire, Thou silent... | |
 | English poetry - 1859 - 116 pages
...CHRISTMAS . Bampfylde . 106 >.: /* • •tL £h the trembling drops THOMSON. I sin!* of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June, and July flowers ; I sin»; of may-poles." HERRICK. n :, "if •attire, •'s brim, m covert dim ; f fire, i avs with mire,... | |
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