 | Author of the Buxton diamonds - 1824 - 160 Seiten
...said Helen. " I will repeat my favourite lines, addressed to a ' Sprig of Heath.'" (Helen repeats.) "Flower of the waste ! the heath-fowl shuns For thee the brake and tangled YIOO&,— * Poems, by a Family CvvcVe. To thy protecting shade she runs, Thy tender buds supply her... | |
 | Benjamin Maund - 1824 - 636 Seiten
...shuns For thee the brake imd tangled wood. To thy protecting sliado she runs, Thy tender buds suni>ly her food; Her young forsake her downy plumes, To rest upon thy opeuing blooms. Flower of the desert, though thou art! The deer that range the mountain free, The graceful... | |
 | 1819 - 606 Seiten
...his memory is evered. • -.-•-. VOL. V. VERSES SEKT WITH SOME FAVOURITE FLOWERS TO A YOUNG tA»T. On a Sprig of Heath. FLOWER of the waste ! the heath-fowl shuns And draws from thee her choicest sweets. Gem of the heath, whose modest bloom Sheds beauty o'er the... | |
 | S. Waring - 1827 - 122 Seiten
...are made of it as strong and nearly as pliable as hemp. Withering. - ON A SPRIG OF HEATH. MBS. GRANT. FLOWER of the waste! the heath-fowl shuns For thee...rest upon thy opening blooms. Flower of the desert, though thou art! The deer that range the mountain free, The graceful doe, the stately hart, Their food... | |
 | S. Waring - 1827 - 228 Seiten
...are made of it as strong and nearly as pliable as hemp. Withering. ON A SPRIG OF HEATH. MRS. GRANT. FLOWER of the waste! the heath-fowl shuns For thee...rest upon thy opening blooms. Flower of the desert, though thou art! The deer that range the mountain free, The graceful doe, the stately hart, Their food... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1828 - 414 Seiten
...death, but I still retain the expectation of seeing his widow. OX A SPRIG OF НЕДТН. FbOW«Kof the waste! the heath-fowl shuns For thee the brake and tangled wood,— To thy protecting bhadc she runs, Thj tender buds supply tier food ; г young forsake her downy plumes rest upon thy... | |
 | George William Francis - 1839 - 236 Seiten
...wild hills, and its flowers empurple their barren mountains, " Flower of the waste, the heath fowl shuns For thee the brake and tangled wood. To thy...rest upon thy opening blooms, ' Flower of the desert though thou art, These food and shelter seek from thee ; The bee thy earliest blossom greets, And draws... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 772 Seiten
...Sjfrí;/ of Heath.} [From Mrs Grant's 1'осшн.] Flower of the waste! the heath-fowl shuns For thce glad ; To re.-t upon thy opening blooms. Her young forsake her downy plumes, Flower of the desert though... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 754 Seiten
...not ! [On a Sprig o/Heath.] [From Mr» Grant's Poem«.] Flower of the waste! the heath-fowl shun» For thee the brake and tangled wood— To thy protecting shade she run», Thy tender buds supply her food ; Her young forsake her downy plumee, To rest upon thy opening... | |
 | George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 520 Seiten
...on the Superstitions of the Scotch Highlanders. She died in 1888. We give her characteristic verses. ON A SPRIG OF HEATH. Flower of the waste! the heath-fowl...supply her food; Her young forsake her downy plumes, Flower of the desert though thou art! The deer that range the mountain free, The graceful doe, the... | |
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ON A SPRIG OF HEATH. FLOWER of the waste ! the heath-fowl shuns For thee the brake and tangled wood, — To thy protecting shade she runs, Thy tender buds supply her food; Her young forsake her downy plumes To rest upon thy opening blooms. Flower of the... 
