 I pursued a maiden and clasped a reed. Gods and men, we are all deluded thus! It breaks in our bosom and then we bleed: All wept, as I think both ye now would, If envy or age had not frozen your blood, At the sorrow of my sweet pipings.  The Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 4921832Full view - About this book
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1880 - 452 pages
...and Death, and Birth, — And then I changed my pipings, — Singing how down the vale of Menalus I pursued a maiden and clasped a reed : Gods and men,...had not frozen your blood, At the sorrow of my sweet pipings. THE TWO SPIRITS. AN ALLEGORY. FIRST SPIRIT. O THOU, who plumed with strong desire Wouldst... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1880 - 460 pages
...and Death, and Birth, — And then I changed my pipings, — Singing how down the vale of Menalus I pursued a maiden and clasped a reed : Gods and men,...had not frozen your blood, At the sorrow of my sweet pipings. 1820. THE BIRTH OF PLEASURE. AT the creation of the Earth Pleasure, that divinest birth, From... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...Love, and Death, and Birth, — And then I changed mypipings,— Singing how down the vale of Menalus I pursued a maiden and clasped a reed : Gods and men,...breaks in our bosom and then we bleed : All wept, as l think both ye now would, If envy or age had not frozen your blood. At the sorrow of my sweet pipings.... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1880 - 660 pages
...and Death, and Birth, — And then I changed my pipings,— Singing how down the vale of Menalus I pursued a maiden and clasped a reed : Gods and men,...deluded thus ! It breaks in our bosom and then we bleed : AU wept, as I think both ye now would, If envy or age had not frozen your blood, At the sorrow of... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - English poetry - 1881 - 654 pages
...love, and death, and birth. And then I changed my pipings, — Singing how down the vale of Maenalus I pursued a maiden, and clasped a reed : Gods and men,...not frozen your blood — At the sorrow of my sweet pipings. (1820.) THE CLOUD. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers • From the seas'and the... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1881 - 770 pages
...Love, and Death, and Birth. And then I changed my pipings, Singing how down the vale of Masnalus I pursued a maiden and clasped a reed : Gods and men,...deluded thus ! It breaks in our bosom and then we bleed : * This anil the former poem were written at the request of li friend, to be inserted in a drama on... | |
 | Richard Fletcher Charles - 1882 - 360 pages
...and Death, and Birth, — And then I changed my pipings, — Singing how down the vale of Menalus I pursued a maiden and clasped a reed ; Gods and men,...had not frozen your blood, At the sorrow of my sweet pipings. LV. A SAILOR'S LIFE. As we had now a long spell of fine weather, without any incident to break... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1883 - 686 pages
...love, and death, and birth. And then I changed my pipings, — Singing how down the vale of Masnalus I pursued a maiden, and clasped a reed : Gods and men,...not frozen your blood — At the sorrow of my sweet pipings. THE CLOUD. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers From the seas and the streams ;... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1883 - 734 pages
...love, and death, and birth. And then I changed my pipings, — Singing how down the vale of Maenalus I pursued a maiden, and clasped a reed: Gods and men,...not frozen your blood — At the sorrow of my sweet pipings. (1820.) THE CLOUD. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers From the seas and the streams... | |
 | Kate Sherwood Mcdowell - 1883 - 538 pages
...remember the lastfour lines?" " No/' said Blythe, regretfully. " 'Singing, how down the vale of Menalus, I pursued a maiden and clasped a reed. Gods and men,...! It breaks in our bosom, and then — we bleed.' Henceforward those lines are sacred to Miss Blythe Herndon. See, there is blood on my hand. But you... | |
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