 smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the Holy Tree. Would wear away, ' And as when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, The Holly leaves their fadeless hues display But when the bare and wintry woods we see What then...  The Monthly review. New and improved ser - Seite 3471800Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Winfred Hervey - 1852 - 338 Seiten
...We allude to the last two stanzas of Southey's " Holly Tree," which we beg leave here to quote : " And as, when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, The holly leaves a sober hue display Less bright than they; But when the bare and wintry woods we see, What then so... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 Seiten
...youth is apt I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the holly-tree. And as, when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green; The holly leaves their... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 312 Seiten
...youth is apt I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the holly-tree. And as, when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green ; The holly leaves their... | |
 | Christmas - 1852 - 236 Seiten
...my youth, us youth is ;i]>t, I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the holly tree. And as when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, Tin- holly leaves a sombre... | |
 | Tom (uncle, pseud) - 1852 - 368 Seiten
...is apt, I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities, I, day by day, Would wear away; Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the holly-tree. And, as when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, The holly-leaves their... | |
 | Henrietta Dumont - 1852 - 330 Seiten
...youth is apt, I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the Holly tree. And as when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, The Holly leaves a sober... | |
 | Christmas - 1852 - 232 Seiten
...apt, 1 know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, ,.:-, 1M Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the holly tree. And as when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, The holly leaves a sombre... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 Seiten
...youth is apt, I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities, I day by day Would wear away; Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the holly tree. And as, when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, The holly leaves their... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1853 - 378 Seiten
...youth is apt I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be, Like the high leaves upon the holly-tree. And as, when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green ; The holly leaves their... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 592 Seiten
...youth is apt I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by dayWould wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the holly tree. And as when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, The holly leaves a sombre... | |
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