 Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspire Mirth and youth, and warm desire;...  Specimens of the British Poets ... - Page 190by British poets - 1809Full view - About this book
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...Arctic regions by Capt. Ross, are now among the curiosities in the British Museum. THE FIRST OF MAY. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing...throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose, [spire Hail, beauteous May I that dost inMirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...regions by Capt. Ross, are •now among the curiosities in the British Museum. THE FIRST OF MAY. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing...leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green tap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose, [spire Hait, heauteous May ! that dost inMirth,... | |
 | Thomas Forster - 1823 - 490 pages
...to suspect, that the coming out at Easter to see the Sun dance, only meant to see him rise.* * Now the bright Morning Star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowrie May, who, from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip and the pale Primrose, &c. Dance is... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...thee there clad in radiant sheen, No Marchioness, but now a Queen*. IX. Song. On May Morning. -NOW the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing...throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. * There is a pleasing vein of lyric sweetness and ease in Milton's use of this metre, which is that... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 472 pages
...Marchioness, but now a Queen*. IX. Song. On May Morning. -NOW the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Conies dancing from the east, and leads with her The flow'ry...throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. * There is a pleasing vein of lyric sweetness and ease in Milton's use of this metre, which is that... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...remarks, under the word Maiuma. " Milton has the following beautiful song : — ' On May Morning. ' Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip and the pale Primrose. Hail, bounteous... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...there is no piece of k%her loveliness than his often quoted, yet never tiring Song on May Morning. Now e / flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...have been so much celebrated ; and Milton has the following beautiful song on May morning : — Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger," Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 pages
...concise and energetical. — MASON. Ver. 84. In thy green lap was Nature's Darling laid.] " The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose." Milton's Song on May Morning. — GRAY. Nature's Darling occurs in Cleveland's Poems, p. 314. ' ' Here... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...bright morning star, day'i harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with lier The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip,...Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale both boast thy blessing I Thus we salute thee with our earl) song, And welcome thee, znd wish tb«e... | |
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