 For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds : but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made...  Sermons - Page 70by Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - Christianity - 1858 - 580 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven and climb above the clouds ; but the poor...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and unconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 770 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor...loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made irrecrular and inconstant, descending more at where thin, the artificial grass very fine ; hence I... | |
 | 1859 - 748 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven and climb above the clouds, but the poor...and frequent weighing of his wings, till the little crea" ture was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was over, and then it made a prosperous... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1851 - 796 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the librationand frequent weighing of his wings ยก till the little creature was forced to sit down and... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rose, and hoping to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor...made irregular and inconstant: descending more at 3 every breath of the tempest than it could recover by the libration and weighing of his wings ; till... | |
 | American periodicals - 1851 - 608 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hoping to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and unconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1851 - 768 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor...the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion mude irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover... | |
 | Ears - 1851 - 176 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor...beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, arid his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest than... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upward, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud eighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises' and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighing of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every... | |
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