Unconscious of a mother's care, No infant wretchedness she knew; But as she felt the vernal air, At once to full perfection grew. Her slender form, ethereal light, Her velvet-textured wings infold ; With all the rainbow's colours bright, And dropt with... Poems for Youth - Página 100por William Roscoe - 1821 - 78 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Enos Bronson - 1810 - 456 páginas
...velvet textured wings enfold, With all the rainbow's colours bright, And dropt with spots of burnished gold. Trembling with joy awhile she stood, And felt...the vital flood, And wondered at her plumage gay-, 4 And balanced oft her 'broidered wings, Through fields of air prepared to sail; Then on her vent'rous... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1845 - 496 páginas
...velvet-textured wings enfold ; With all the rainbow's colours bright, And dropt with spots of burnish'd gold. Trembling with joy, awhile she stood, And felt...the vital flood, And wondered at her plumage gay. She balanced oft her broidered wings, Through fields of air prepared to sail ; Then on her venturous... | |
| 1817 - 732 páginas
...velvet-textur'd wings unfold; With all the rainbow's colours bright And dropt with spots of burnish'd gold. Trembling with joy, awhile she stood, And felt...enlivening ray ; Drank from the skies the vital flood, And wonder'd at her plumage gay; And balanc'd oft her broider'd wings, Through fields of air prepar'd to... | |
| Richard Lobb - 1817 - 430 páginas
...dropt with spots of burnished gold. Trembling awhile, with joy she stood, And felt the Sun's enliv'ning ray, Drank from the skies the vital flood, And wondered at her plumage gay ; And balanced oft her broidered wings, Thro' fields of air prepared to sail ; Then on ber vent'rous journey springs, And... | |
| William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 568 páginas
...velvet-textur'd wings enfold ; With all the rainbow's colours bright, And dropt with spots of burnish'd gold. Trembling with joy awhile she stood, And felt...ray ; , Drank from the skies the vital flood, And wonder'd at her plumage gay ! And balanc'd oft her broider'd wings, Thro' fields of air prepar'd to... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1818 - 596 páginas
...all the rainbow's colours bright, And dropt with spots of burnish/d gold. 1 Trembling awhile with joy she stood, And felt the sun's enlivening ray, Drank from the skies the vital flood, And wonder'd at her plumage gay. '' And balanc'd oft her broidered wings, Thro' fields of air pnepar'd... | |
| 1822 - 440 páginas
...attention as the order of succesTrembling awhile, with joy she stood, And felt the Sun's enliv ning ray, Drank from the skies the vital flood, And wondered at her plumage gay : And balanced oft her broidered wings, Then on her vent'rous journey springs, Thro' fields of air prepared to sail; And floats... | |
| William Kirby, William Spence - 1822 - 618 páginas
...velvet-textured wings enfold; With all the rainbow's colours bright, And dropt with spots of burnish' d gold. Trembling with joy awhile she stood, And felt the sun's enlivening ray; Drank from the ?kies tbc vital flood, And wonder'd at her plumage guy ! And balanced oft her broider'd wings, Thro'... | |
| 1826 - 434 páginas
...gold. Trembling with joy, awhile sh& stood, And felt the sun's enlivening ray, Drank from the breeze the vital flood, And wondered at her plumage gay. And balanced oft her broidered wings, Through fields of air, prepared to sail ' Go ! child of pleasure, range the fields.... | |
| Mary Anne Cragg - 1830 - 260 páginas
...velvet textured wings unfold ; With all the rainbow colours bright, And dropt with spots of burnish'd gold. Trembling with joy awhile she stood, And felt...enlivening ray; Drank from the skies the vital flood, And wonder'd at her plumage gay! And balanced oft her broider'd wings, Through fields of air prepared to... | |
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