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" Prison WHEN Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates — When I lie tangled in her hair And fettered to her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. "
Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Specimens of Vers de ... - Page 39
edited by - 1867 - 345 pages
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The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events

Leigh Hunt - London - 1859 - 478 pages
...of Charles the First, and author of the exquisite ballad beginning — " When Love with unconflned wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates. " When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd in her eye, The birds that wanton in the...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...wretched life till 1658, when he died of consumption, induced by misery and want TO ALTHEA. Written in Prison. When love with unconfined wings Hovers within...tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye ; The gods that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. • • • • • Stone walls do not a prison...
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Lectures on the British Poets, Volume 1

Henry Reed - English poetry - 1860 - 336 pages
...characteristic of the cavalier-feeling, — a high-toned loyalty and gallantry and gayety : — "When Lore, with unconfine'd wings, Hovers within my gates, And...the grates, — When I lie tangled in her hair And fettered to her eye, — The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. " When flowing cups...
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Pearls from the poets: specimens selected, with biogr. notes, by H.W. Dulcken

Henry William Dulcken - 1860 - 230 pages
...or in mirth ! PROFESSOR WILSON. Co lM%a. — Jfnim HEN Love with unconfined wings Hovers within thy gates ; And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates : When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye ; The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. When flowing cups run...
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Poets of England and America; being selections from the best authors of both ...

England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 pages
...ANDREW MAHVEU" f 0 Jta— WHEN love with unconfmed wings Hovers within thy gates ; And my divine Altbea brings To whisper at the grates : When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye ; The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. When flowing cups run...
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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 2

George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 364 pages
...beautiful disdain,' may surely become music's metaphor and poetic analogy. SONG. TO ALTHEA, FROM PHISON. 1 When Love, with unconfined wings, Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, The birds, that wanton in the air, Know no...
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A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English ..., Volume 2

George Lillie Craik - English language - 1861 - 580 pages
...bo to most of our readers, it would be unfair to substitute any other specimen of his poetry : — When love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates,...at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye ; The birds l that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. * K. prints of both...
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The Loves and Heroines of the Poets

Richard Henry Stoddard - Love poetry - 1861 - 526 pages
...thus our lips and eyes Can speak like spirits unconfined In heaven, their earthly bodies left behindo TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. When love with unconfine'd...my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered with her eye, The birds that wanton in the...
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Macphail's Edinburgh ecclesiastical journal and literary review, Volumes 29-30

1861 - 790 pages
...and manly confidence : — SONG. (By Richard Lovelace, 1618-1658.) " To ALTHEA, FRO« PRISON. I. " When Love, with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye, The birds that wanton in the air,...
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Poems: Edited by Killis Campbell

Edgar Allan Poe - 1962 - 418 pages
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