 While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling laurels, thick with leaves, Gave back a rich and dazzling sheen, That overpowered their natural green. Through hill and valley every breeze Had sunk to rest with folded wings : Keen was the air, but could...  The North American Review - Seite 507herausgegeben von - 1840Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1820 - 888 Seiten
...custom. The Minstrels played their Christmas tune To-night beneath my cottnje eaves : Whilf, smitten by a lofty moon, The* encircling Laurels, thick with leaves,...the air, But could not freeze Nor check the music of the strinbs ; So stout and hardy were the band That scrap'd the chords w!th strenuous hands. And wl,,... | |
 | 1820 - 866 Seiten
...custom. The Minstrels played their Christmas tune To-night beneath my cottage eaves : While, smitten by a lofty moon, The' encircling Laurels, thick with leaves,...with folded wings ; Keen was the air, but could not frccza Nor check the music of the strings ; So stout and hardy were the band That scrap'd the chords... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 Seiten
...COLLECTION.} THE Minstrels played their Christmas tune To-night beneath my cottage eaves ; While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling Laurels, thick with leaves,...the air, but could not freeze Nor check the music of the strings ; So stout and hardy were the band That scraped the chords with strenuous hand. And who... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 Seiten
...dazzling sheen, Tb« overpowered their natural green. Through hill and valley every breeze Hail sank lo rest with folded wings : Keen was the air, but could not freeze 'or check the music of the strings ; So tlont and hardy were the band That scraped Ike chords with... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 Seiten
...BROTHER. THE Minstrels played their Christmas tune To-night beneath my cottage eaves ; While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling Laurels, thick with leaves,...sunk to rest with folded wings : Keen was the air, but;could not freeze Nor check the music bf the strings ; So stout and hardy were the band That scraped... | |
 | 1832 - 952 Seiten
...eaves ; WhUe? smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling Laurels, thick with leaves, Gave but!; a rich ami dazzling sheen, That overpowered their natural green. Through hill and valley every bree/e Had sunk to rest with folded wings : Keen was the air, but could not free«, Nor check the music... | |
 | William Howitt - 1838 - 414 Seiten
...things and savoury smells, and, after all, hang in the chimney-corner two noble flitches for the coming year. These good things come with Christmas-eve, and...natural green. Through hill and valley every breeze Had sank to rest with folded wings ; Keen was the air, but could not freeze Nor check the music of their... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1840 - 392 Seiten
...TUB Minstrels played their Christmas tune To-night beneath my cottage- eaves ; While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling laurels, thick with leaves,...to rest with folded wings : Keen was the air, but muld notfreexe, Nor check the music of the strings; So stout and hardy were the band That scraped the... | |
 | William Howitt - 1841 - 520 Seiten
...without feeling the truth of this? TO THE REV. DR. WORDSWORTH. The minstrels played their Christmas lune To-night beneath my cottage eaves ; While, smitten...natural green. Through hill and valley every breeze Had sank to rest with folded wings ; Keen was the air but could not freeze Nor check the music of their... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...my cottage eaves: While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling laurels, thick with leaves, ( ¡ave ancholy marked him for her own. Large ivas his bounty,...Hegained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) a fi l the strings ; So stout and hardy were the band That scraped the chords with strenuous hand. And who... | |
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