Than those of age, thy forehead wrapped in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted to no wheels, But urged by storms along its slippery way, 1 love thee, all unlovely as thou seem'st, And dreaded as thou art! The National Review - Page 62edited by - 1855Full view - About this book
| Poetry of places - 1905 - 274 pages
...repose abhorred. 44* WINTER. 0 Winter, ruler of the inverted year, Thy scattered hair with sleet-like ashes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips,...forehead wrapped in clouds, A leafless branch thy scepter, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted to no wheels, But urged by storms along its slippery... | |
| William Cowper - 1905 - 948 pages
...and is still at home. O Winter! ruler of the inverted year,-_ 120 Thy scattered hair with sleet like ashes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips,...cheeks Fringed with a beard made white with other snows Ensanguined hearts, clubs typical of strife, And spades, the emblems of untimely graves. What should... | |
| William Cowper - 1905 - 716 pages
...lips, thy cheeks Fring'd with a beard made white with other snows Than those of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, . A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted to no wheels, But urg'd by storms along its slipp'ry way, I love thee, all unlovely as thou seem'st. And dreaded as thou... | |
| Francis Fisher Browne - American poetry - 1906 - 548 pages
...on. EMILY DICKINSON. WINTER O WINTER, ruler of the inverted year, Thy scattered hair with sleet like ashes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips,...clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne But urged by storms along its slippery way, I love thee, all unlovely as thou seem'st, And dreaded... | |
| Cities and towns - 1906 - 410 pages
...Winter *£> <> o *&- •&- •&WINTER, ruler of th' inverted year, Thy scattered hair with sleet-like ashes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips,...Than those of age, thy forehead wrapped in clouds, i A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted to no wheels, But urged by... | |
| English literature - 1908 - 444 pages
...scatter'd hair with sleet like ashes fill'd, Thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fring'd with a beard made white with other snows Than those of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted to no wheels,... | |
| John D. Barrow Art Gallery - Portraits, American - 1908 - 80 pages
...scattered hair with sleet-like ashes fill'd, Thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fring'd with a beard made white with other snows Than those of age; thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne, A sliding car indebted to no wheels,... | |
| English poetry - 1911 - 784 pages
...welcome peaceful evening in. Oh Winter! ruler of the inverted year, Thy scattered hair with sleet like ashes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fringed with a beard made white with othei snows Than those of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy... | |
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