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" consoled That here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, Of nightshade or valerian, grace the wall He cultivates. These serve him with a hint That nature lives ; that sight-refreshing green Is still the livery she delights to wear. "
The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste - Page 306
1857
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 284 pages
...town, A garden, in which nothing thrives, has charms That soothe the rich possessor; much consol'd, That here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates. These serve him with a hint That Nature lives; that sight-refreshing green Is still...
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Poems of Established Reputation: To Wit: 1st. The Art of Preserving Health

Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...A garden, in which nothing strives, has charms That soothe the rich possessor ; much consol'd, 753 That here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates. These serve him with a hint That Nature lives ; that sight-refreshing green Is...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...town, A garden, in which nothing thrives, has charms That sooth the rich possessor; much consol'd, That here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates. These serve him with a hint That nature lives ; that sight-refreshing green Is...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...consoled, here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, ightshade, or valerian, grace the well Liltivates. These serve him with a hint That nature lives; that...sight-refreshing green Is still the livery she delights to wear, Though sickly samples of the exuberant whole. What are the casements lined with creeping herbs, The...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, Esq, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...bosom of the town A garden, in which nothing thrives, has charms, That sooth the rich possessor ; much consoled, That here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates. These serve him with a bint That nature lives; that sight-refreshing green Though...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...consol'd, That here and there some sprigs of mournful min Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates. These serve him with a hint, That Nature lives; that sight-refreshing green Is still the liv'ry she delights to wear, Though sickly- samples of th* exub'rant whole. What are the casements...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

English poetry - 1809 - 488 pages
...possessor; much conso That here and there some sprigs of mournfu Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates. These serve him with a hint That Nature lives ; that sight-refreshing gre Is still the liv'ry she delights to wear, Though sickly samples of th' exub'rant who What are the...
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Poems [ed. by J. Newton]. Illustr. with engr. from the designs of ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...garden, in which nothing thrives, has charms, VOL. II. N That sooth the rich possessor; much consol'd, That here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates. These serve him with a hint, That nature lives; that sight-refreshing green Is...
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The Task: A Poem. In Six Books

William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...town, A garden, in which nothing thrives, has charms That soothe the rich possessor; much consol'd, That here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates These serve him with a hint That nature lives; that sight-refreshing green Is still...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...town A garden, in which nothing thrives, has charms, That sooth the rich possessor; much consol'd, That here and there some sprigs of mournful mint, Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well He cultivates. These serve him with a hint, That Nature lives; that sight-refreshing green Is...
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