 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...lilies cold. Had it liv'd long, ¡t would have been Lilies without, roses within. Thought* in a Garde». one half rise and wait. Last, that he never his young master beat, But he must ask his laboure see Crown'd from some single herb, or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged shade Does prudently... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 Seiten
...lilies cold. Had it liv'd long, it would have been Lilies without, roses within. Thought» in a Garden, nd Lincoln Crown'd from some single herb, or tree, Whose short and narrow-verged «hade Does prudently their toils... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 Seiten
...cheerful note; And all the way, to guide their chime With falling oars they kept the time. THE GARDEN. Sow vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak or bays; And their incessant labors see Crowned from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow verged shade Does prudently... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 Seiten
...cheerful note ; And all the way, to guide their chime With falling oars they kept the time. THE GARDEN. How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak or bays ; And their incessant labors see Crowned from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow verged shade Does prudently... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 Seiten
...bright. Let our prayer be, Oh thus may we Be clothed upon with robes of light ! Andrew Jllarvell. TTOW vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm, the oak, or bays ; And their incessant labors see Crown'd from some single herb, or tree, Whose short and narrow verged shade Does prudently... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1853 - 378 Seiten
...cheerful note ; And all the way, to guide their chime With falling oars they kept the time. THE GARDEN. How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the...Crowned from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow verged shade Does prudently their toils upbraid ; While all the flowers and trees do close,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 Seiten
...cheerful note ; And all the way, to guide their chime With falling oars they kept the time. THE GARDEN. How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak or bays ; And their incessant labors see Crowned from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow vergdd shade Does prudently... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - 370 Seiten
...created, like thy theme, sublime, In number, weight, and measure, needs not rhyme. THOUGHTS IN A GARDEN. 1 How vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm,...trees do close,. To weave the garlands of repose. 2 Fair Quiet, have I found thee here, And Innocence, thy sister dear? Mistaken long, I sought you then... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - 364 Seiten
...created, like thy theme, sublime, In number, weight, and measure, needs not rhyme. THOUGHTS IN A GARDEN. 1 How vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm,...labours see Crowned from some single herb or tree, AVhose short and narrow-verged shade Does prudently their toils upbraid; While all the flowers and... | |
 | Susan Warner, Anna Bartlett Warner - 1860 - 528 Seiten
...notice; and began, without doubt, the prettiest description of a garden that ever was written ; — " How vainly men themselves amaze, To win the palm, the oak, or bays:" — etc. The reader paused a moment, to tell more particularly what these leafy honours were, and then... | |
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While all flowers and all trees do close To weave the garlands of repose! Fair Quiet, have I found thee here, And Innocence, thy sister dear? Mistaken long, I sought you then In busy companies of men. 
