 Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire...  Illustrations of Shakespeare, and of Ancient Manners: With Dissertations on ... - Page 201by Francis Douce - 1807Full view - About this book
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...here, for the purpose of exhibiting one short specimen of this great master. SONG Off MAY MORNING. i Now the bright- morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...reprinting, only the two following short specimens are given of this great master. SONG On May Morning. Now the bright Morning Star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
 | 1808 - 556 pages
...citing paT rallel passages, and gives us the well known lines of Milton's famous song on May morning. ' Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, ' &c. To which, however, he annexes a note, stating, that ' it has not been recollected to what poet... | |
 | Francis Douce - Gesta Romanorum - 1807 - 552 pages
...Aurora's harbinger, At whose approach, ghosU, wandering here and there, Troop home to church-j-ards. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. 195 Aurora's harbinger is...star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East m " * It was the popular belief that ghosts retired at the approach of day. Thus the spirit of Hamlet's... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1810 - 308 pages
...And sob ; but ever live with me, And not a wave shall trouble thee ! X. SONG ON MAY MORNING. MILTON. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...to felicity, Far within the bosom bright Of blazing Majesty and Light: 70 IX. SONG 9m MAY MORNING. NOW the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
 | Richard Clark - Madrigals, English - 1814 - 530 pages
...me. MAY MORNING. GLEE for Five Voices. GREVILLE. — Prize, 1787. Set also by Dr. COOKE and G. BERG. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry May ; who, from her green lap, throws The yellow cowslip and the pale... | |
 | 1817 - 292 pages
...rose early to observe the rite of May. Milton has the following beautiful song,— On May Morning. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
 | 1838 - 504 pages
...AND VEGETABLE NATURE, FOR MAY, 1840. BY MR. WILLIAM ROGERSON, oftlieRoyal Observatory, Greenwich. " Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with ber The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose.... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...Arctic regions by Capt. Ross, are now among the curiosities in the British Museum. THE FIRST OF MAY. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale... | |
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