 The flower hangs its heavy head, waving, at times, to the gale. Why dost thou awake me, O gale, it seems to say, I am covered with the drops of heaven? The time of my fading is near, and the blast that shall scatter my leaves.  The Sorrows of Werter: A German Story - Page 141by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Hugh Blair - Literary forgeries and mystifications - 1763 - 94 pages
...of death. " The thirtle (hakes its beard to the wind.. " The flower hangs its heavy head—itfeems to fay, I am covered " with the drops of heaven ; the time of my departure is near, " and the blaft that shall fcatter my leaves." Malvina's death is hinted to him... | |
 | Bards and bardism - 1765 - 416 pages
...the wind. The ftower hangs its heavy head, waving, at times, to the gale. Why doft thou awake me, O gale, it feems to fay, I am covered with the drops...the blaft that fhall fcatter my leaves. To-morrow mall the traveller come, he that faw me in my beauty fhall come ; his eyes will fearch the field, but... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 466 pages
...prefages of death, <' The thiftle fhakes its beard to the wind. The '' ftower hangs its heavy head ; it feems to fay, " I am covered with the drops of heaven ; the " time of my departure is near, and the blaft " that fhall fcatter my leaves.'' Malvina's death is hinted to him... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1783 - 274 pages
...hangs its heavy Lead , waving , at times , ro the gale. Why doit thou awake me , O gale , i: feeros to fay, I am covered with the drops of heaven? The time of my fading is near , and the the forces of Vthal , and killed him in a Gngle ton, bat. Nuia-thoma , wlmfc love DOC all the bad behaviour... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1783 - 282 pages
...prefages of death. « The » thiftle shakes its beard to the wind. The flower » hangs its heavy head-it feems to fay, I am >, covered with the drops of heaven ; the time » of my departure is near, and the blaft that « shall fcatter my leaves ». Malvina's death is hinted to him... | |
 | Frederick Reynolds - 1786 - 72 pages
...fays, "Goon.* WELTER feaii. " Why doft thou jiwske me, O! gale ! — It feems " to fay I am cover'd with the drops of Heaven— " The time of my fading - -is near, and the blaft— — " that ftiall fcatter ray le.ives - to-morrow — • — fliall " the traveller come - He that faw me in... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1790 - 344 pages
...thiftle fhakes its beard to the wind. The " flower hangs its heavy head ; it feems to fay, " I am *' I am -covered with the drops of heaven ; the «« time of my departure is near, and the blaft " that fhall fcatter my leaves." Malvina's death is hinted to him... | |
 | 1799 - 252 pages
...the wind. The flower hanps its heavy head, waving, at times, to the gale. " Why doft thou awake me, O gale?" it feems to fay; " I am covered with the drops...the blaft that fhall fcatter my leaves. To-morrow mall the traveller come, lie that faw me in my beauty mall come: his eyes will fearch the field, but... | |
 | E. H - 1800 - 738 pages
...urbanity, and its exercife will chafe ibrrow from your mind." " // is to) /at..,'" faid the reclufe, " the time of my fading is near, and the blaft that fhall fcattcr my leaves ; to-morrow % the traveller fhall come : he that fa\v me in my beauty, fhall come... | |
 | Ossian - 1801 - 364 pages
...the prefages of death. "The thiBle fhakes its heard "to the wind. The ftower hangs its "heavy head ; it feems to fay , I am "covered with the drops of heaven ; "the time of ;ny departure is near, "and the blaft that Ihall fcatter my "leaves." Malvina's death is hinted to... | |
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