I LOVE to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless play, And persuade myself that I am not old, And my locks are not yet gray ; For it stirs the blood in an old man's heart, And it makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill of a happy voice, And... Melanie and Other Poems - Seite 201von Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1835 - 231 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1835 - 700 Seiten
...pendant to this Winter Piece fro take the little poem by Willis, entided,— SATURDAY AFTERKGOS. ' I lore to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless play, And persuade myself that I am to-: oil, And my locks are not yet gray ; For it stirs the blood in an old maa*s keart, And it makes... | |
| Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1829 - 106 Seiten
...love is fainting by the way, And fame consumes ere won. ON A PICTURE OF CHILDREN PLAYING. BY FISHER. I LOVE to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless...locks are not yet gray ; For it stirs the blood in old man's heart, And makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill of a happy voice, And the light of a... | |
| Lyre - 1830 - 396 Seiten
...The echoes of my soul are mute — Where is my own blue sea .? SATURDAY AFTERNOON. »Y MP WIJ.LIS. I LOVE to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless...myself that I am not old, And my locks are not yet gray ; Tor it stirs the blood in an old mail's heart, And it makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill of... | |
| 1834 - 402 Seiten
...? He, who himself was "undefiled :" With him we trust thee, beautiful child ! SATURDAY AFTERNOON. I LOVE to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless...For it stirs the blood in an old man's heart, And it makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill of a happy voice, And the light of a pleasant eye. I have... | |
| 1834 - 406 Seiten
...seene like this, IOf wild and eareless play, And persuade myself that I am not old, I '' And my loeks are not yet gray; For it stirs the blood in an old man's heart, J • | And it makes his pulses fly, To eateh the thrill of a happy voiee, And the light of a pleasant... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1835 - 1138 Seiten
...inanimate nature, take the little poem by Willis, entitled— AMERICAN POETRY. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. " I love to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless...For it stirs the blood in an old man's heart, And it makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill of a happy voice, And the light of a pleasant eye. " I... | |
| 1835 - 572 Seiten
...Piece from inanimate nature, take the little poem by Willis, entitled, — SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ' I love to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless...For it stirs the blood in an old man's heart, And it makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill of a happy voice, And the light of a pleasant eye. ' I... | |
| Flowers - 1835 - 174 Seiten
...were your wealth, When without it we purchase both pleasure and health! XLVI. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. I LOVE to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless...For it stirs the blood in an old man's heart, And it makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill of a happy voice, And the light of a pleasant eye. I have... | |
| 1835 - 838 Seiten
...talent of our American brothers ; the first, Willis's SATURDAY AFTERNOON, alluded to above : — 1 I.OVE to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless...myself that I am not old, And my locks are not yet grey ; 1'ur it stirs the blood in an old man's heart, And it makes his pulses fly. To catch the thrill... | |
| Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 Seiten
...it was worthier far of thee To know thyself, than rule the sea ! SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BY NP WILLIS. I LOVE to look on a scene like this, Of wild and careless...myself that I am not old, And my locks are not yet grey ; For it stirs the blood in an old man's heart, And makes his pulses fly, To catch the thrill... | |
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