 And dangerous to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itself with ornaments of gold, Yields no unpleasing ramble ; there the turf Smells fresh, and rich in odoriferous herbs And fungous fruits of earth, regales the sense With luxury of unexpected sweets.  Wild Flowers Worth Notice - Page 45by Phebe Lankester - 1879 - 159 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...exulting. At his waist A girdle of half-wither'd shrubs he shows, And at his feet the baffled billows die. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse, that, shapeless and deform'd. And dang'rous to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itself with ornaments of gold, ,Yields... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...exulting. At his waist A girdle of half-wither'd shrubs he shows,. And at his feet the baffled billows die. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse, that, shapeless and deform'd, And dang'rous'to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itself with ornaments of gold, Yields... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...his w.'.ist A girdle of half-wither'd shrubs he shows, And at his feet the baffled billows die. 525 The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse, that, shapeless and deform 'd, And dangerous to the touch, has yet its bloom And decks itself with ornaments of gold, Yields... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...baffled billows die. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorfe, that fhapelefs and deformed, And dangerous to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itfelf with ornaments of gold, Yields no unpleafing ramble ; there the turf Smells frefh, and rich... | |
 | 1819 - 654 pages
...which " overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse, that, shapeless and deforni'd* And dang'rous to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itself with ornaments of gold, Yields no unplcasing ramble ; there the turf Smells fresh, and, rich in odorif'rous herbs And fungous fruits... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...baffled billows die. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorfe, that fhapelefs and deformed And dangerous to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itfelf with ornaments of gold, Yields no unpleafing ramble; there the turf Smells frefh, and rich in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...the baffled billows die. The common, overgrown with fem, and rough With prickly gorfe, that fhapelefs and deformed, And dangerous to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itfelf with omaments of gold, Yields no unpleafing ramble ; there the turf Smells frefh, and rich in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...baffled billows die. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorfe, that fhapelefs and deformed, And dangerous to the touch, has yet its bloom. And decks itfelf with ornaments of gold, Yields no unpleafing ramble; there the turf Smells fiofh, and rich in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...girdle of half- withered shrubs he shows, ' '''' ' And at his feet the baffled billows die. '• ' t' The common, overgrown with- fern, and rough With prickly...the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itself With orriarinents of gold, Yields no unpleasing ramble ; there the turf Smells. fresh, and rich in odoriferous... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...he shows, AiyJ at his feet the baffled billows die. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough \Vith prickly gorse, that shapeless and deformed And dangerous...with ornaments of gold, Yields no unpleasing ramble ; there the turf Smells fresh, and rich in odoriferous herbs And fungous fruits of earth, regales the... | |
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