What wondrous life is this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head; The luscious clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crush their wine; The nectarine and curious peach Into my hands themselves do reach; Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Ensnared with flowers,... The essays of Elia - Seite 55von Charles Lamb - 1840Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1825 - 392 Seiten
...laurel grow ; And Pan did after Syrinx speed, Not as a Nymph, but for a reed. What wond'rous life in this I lead ! Ripe apples drop about my head. The...themselves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Insnar'd with flow'rs, I fall on grass. Mean while the mind, from pleasure less, Withdraws into its... | |
| 1821 - 724 Seiten
...hope, in a talk of fountains and sundials. He is speaking of sweet garden scenes. What wondrous life in this I lead ! Ripe apples drop about my head. The...themselves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Insnar'd with flowers, I fall on grass. Meanwhile the mind from pleasure less Withdraws into its happiness.... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...laurel grow : And Pan did after Syrinx speed, Not as a nymph, but for a reed. What wondrous life in rozen, many a fiery Alp, Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, hogs, dens, the curious peach, Into my hands themselves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Insnar'd with... | |
| 1825 - 392 Seiten
...laurel grow ; And Pan did after Syrinx speed, Not as a Nymph, but for a reed. What wond'rous life in this I lead ! Ripe apples drop about my head. The...themselves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as I pass, ), Insnar'd with flow'rs, I fall on grass. Mean while the mind, from pleasure less, Withdraws into... | |
| Henry Southern - 1825 - 388 Seiten
...laurel grow ; And Pan did after Syrinx speed, Not as a Nymph, but for a reed. What wond'rous life in this I lead ! Ripe apples drop about my head. The....themselves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Insnar'd with flow'rs, I fall on grass. - Mean while the mind, from pleasure less, Withdraws into its... | |
| 1825 - 390 Seiten
...laurel grow ; And Pan did after Syrinx speed, Not as a Nymph, but for a reed. What wond'rous life in this I lead ! Ripe apples drop about my head. The...themselves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Insnar'd with flow'rs, I fall on grass. Mean while the mind, from pleasure less, Withdraws into its... | |
| 1835 - 432 Seiten
...in a talk of fountains and sun-dials. He is speaking of sweet garden-scenes : What wondrous life in this I lead ! Ripe apples drop about my head. The...themselves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass. Meanwhile the mind from pleasure less Withdraws into its happiness.... | |
| 1835 - 430 Seiten
...in a talk of fountains and sun-dials. He is speaking of sweet garden-scenes : What wondrous life in this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head. The luscious...clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crush their win:. The nectarine, and curious peach, Into my hands themselves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as... | |
| 1836 - 436 Seiten
...where'er your barks I wound, No name shall but your own be found. What wond'rous life in this I lead I Ripe apples drop about my head. The luscious clusters...wine. The nectarine, and curious peach, Into my hands ihermelves do reach. Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Insnar'd with flow'is, I fall on grass. Mean while... | |
| Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 Seiten
...talk of fountains and sun dials. He is speaking of sweet garden scenes. " What wondrous life is (his I lead ! Ripe apples drop about my head. The luscious clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crash their wine. The nectarine, and curious peach, Into my hands themselves do reach. Stumbling on... | |
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