 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;...  Specimens of the British Poets ... - Page 190by British poets - 1809Full view - About this book
 | George Daniel - England - 1842 - 320 pages
...spirits as light, Our next merry meeting ! A bumper — good night ! / 75 r '• ' * "' CHAPTER II. " The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose." 'Tis Flora's holiday, and in ancient times the goddess kept it with joyous festivity. Ah ! those ancient... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 380 pages
...Burns, and with the whole of which the slenderest excuse will justify us in adorning our pages. " 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... | |
 | Lucy Hooper - Flower language - 1842 - 304 pages
...orchards to the roseate morn Unfold their bloom, in heaven's own colours dyed. MICKLE. THE flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip and the pale Primrose. MILTON. WHERE the bee sucks, there lurk 1 ; In a Cowslip's bell I lie: There I couch when owls do cry.... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - London (England) - 1842 - 322 pages
...the bright morning star, day's harbinger. Comes dancing from the cast, and leads with ber The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Bail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth and youth and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy... | |
 | Charles Cowden Clarke - Children's literature - 1843 - 264 pages
...fruit was set ; were the last that occupied them in the sprightly month of APRIL. CHAPTER V MAY. " 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, beauteous... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 pages
...With thee there clad in radiant sheen, No marchioness, but now a queen. ODES. 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 primrose. Hail, bounteous... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 838 pages
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 | James Stamford Caldwell - Literature and morals - 1843 - 372 pages
...the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comea dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Where Beauty's living image, like the morn That wakes in Zephyr's arms the blushing May, Moves onward;... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery , aud dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early aong, And welcome thee, and wish... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1844 - 846 pages
...pierce more near his heart. SONG ON MAY MORMLVG. Now the bright morning Star, day's harbinger, Conies dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry...throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Mail, bounteous May ! that dost inspire >l ii i I', and youth, and warm desiru ; Woods and groves are... | |
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