...a consummation Devoutly to be rvish'd. To die ; to sleep ; To sletp ? perchance to dream ! MILTON. With thee conversing I forget all time, All seasons,...this delightful land he spreads His orient beams on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth Jlfter soft showers...

...no light but darkness visible :" to the other, " Sweet is the breath ef morn ; her rising sweef, " With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, "...delightful land he spreads " His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and • flower, " Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth, " After soft...

...God is thy law, thou mine : to know no more Is Woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. VVith thec conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. 6^0 Sweet is the breath of Morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the Sun,...

...themselves to the mind of our great poet, when he wrote that feeling eulogy on rural gratifications, " Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of eailiest birds," &c. The first of this month is a day which I love to honour in my parish by some little...

...beautiful example of a turn of words which can be found in English poetry.* But Dryden, holding it for * " With thee conversing, I forget all time, All seasons,...this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with dew : fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs,...

....her, than as she sees them, i.ft company With Adam, in that passage so inexpressibly charming : " Wi(h thee conversing, I forget all time ; All. seasons,...this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the lertile earth VOL. III. Q After soft...

...exquisite to produce, 1 shall give it at full length, for the gratification of the reader and myself. " Sweet is the breath of Morn, her rising sweet, With...this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and, flower, Glist'ning with dew : fragrant die fertile earth, After soft showers...

...length, for the gratification of the reader and myself. " Sweet is the breath of Morn, her risingsweet, With charm of earliest birds : pleasant the Sun, When...this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ning with dew : fragrant the fertile earth, After soft showers...

...perfect beauty adorn'dt " My author and disposer, what thou bidst Unargu'd I obey ; so God ordains. With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons...this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers...

...God is thy law, thou mine. To know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge, and her praise. " With tbee conversing, I forget all time. All seasons, and their...Sun ! When first on this delightful land he spreads Hi- orient beams on herb, tree, fruit, and 6ow'r, jtlist'ring with dew : fragrant the fertile Earth,...