| England - 1835 - 866 pages
...all. Oh evil day ! if I were sullen While the earth herself ia adorning This sweet May morning, And the children are pulling, On every side, In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers ; while the sun shines warm And the babe leaps up on his mother's arm: I hear 1 I hear ! with joy I... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 pages
...all. Oh evil day ! if I were sullen While the Earth herself is adorning, This sweet May-morning, And the Children are pulling, On every side, In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers ; while the sun shines warm, And the Babe leaps up on his mother's arm : — I hear, I hear, with joy... | |
| Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...gladden the heart of man, for a light to his eyes, for a living inspiration of grace to his spirit, for a perpetual admiration. And, accordingly, they...In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers." We see them coming wearily into the towns and villages, with posies half as large as themselves. We... | |
| Henry Stebbing - Religious poetry, English - 1832 - 858 pages
...all. Oh evil day ! if I were sullen While the Earth herself is adorning, This sweet May morning, And the children are pulling, On every side, In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers; while the sun shines wane , And the Bahe leaps up on his mother's arm : — I hear, I hear, with joy... | |
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1832 - 378 pages
...were sullen While the Earth herself is adorning, This sweet May-morning, And the Children are [lulling On every side, In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers; while the sun shines warm, And the Babe leaps up on his mother's arm : — I hear, I hear, with joy... | |
| William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...all. Oh evil day ! if I were sullen While the earth herself is adorning, This sweet May-morning, And the children are pulling, On every side, In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers ; while the sun shines warm, And the babe leaps up on his mother's arm : — I hear, I hear, with joy... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 348 pages
...I were sullen While earth herself is adorning This sweet May-morning, And the children are culling On every side, In a thousand valleys far and wide. Fresh flowers ; while the sun shines warm, And the babe leaps up on his mother's arm : — I hear, I hear — with... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...I were sullen While earth herself is adorning This sweet May-morning, And the children are culling On every side, In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers ; while the sun shines warm, And the bahe leaps up on his mother's arm : — I hear, I hear — with... | |
| Childhood - 1841 - 384 pages
...all. Oh evil day ! if I were sullen While the earth herself is adorning, This sweet May-morning, And the children are pulling, On every side, In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers; while the sun shines warm, And the babe leaps up on his mother's arm :— I hear, I hear, with joy... | |
| Robert Tyas - Flower language - 1842 - 462 pages
...flowery meadows like young fawns; they gather all they come near; they collect heaps; they sit nmong them and sort them, and sing over them and caress...thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh flowers. WORDSWORTH. " Wo M.« thom coining wearily into the towns and villngoH with their pinafores full, and with posies... | |
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