| Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1861 - 356 pages
...shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear ; From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once...No bird, but an invisible thing A voice, a mystery j The same whom in "my school-boy days 1 listen'd to ; that Cry To seek thee did I often rove Through... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...shall I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear, From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once...No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery ; The same whom in my school-boy days I listen'd to ; that cry Which made me look a thousand ways In... | |
| Bookbinding, Victorian - 1861 - 182 pages
...the grass. Thy two-fold shout I hear, That seems to fill the air's whole space, As loud far off as near. Though babbling only to the vale Of sunshine...bird ; but an invisible thing — A voice, a mystery. The same which in my schoolboy days I listened to ; that cry, Which made me look a thousand ways, In... | |
| English poetry - 1890 - 366 pages
...flowers, Thou bri.ngest unto me a tale Of visionary hours. Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring ! liven yet thou art to me No bird, but an invisible thing A voice, a mystery ; The same whom in my school-boy days 1 listen'd to ; that Cry Which made me look a thousand ways In... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1861 - 662 pages
...thee bird, Or but a wandering voice 1 While I am lying on the grass, Thy loud note smites my ear ! From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off and near i 1 hear thee babbling to the vale Of sunshine and of flowers ; And unto me thou bring'st a tale Of... | |
| Popular poetry - English poetry - 1862 - 246 pages
...on the grass Thy twofold note I hear, That seems to fill the whole air's space, As loud far off as near. Though babbling only to the vale, Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest unto me a talo Of visionary hours. Thrice welcome, darling of the spring ! Even yet thou art to me No bird, but... | |
| Henry Gardiner Adams - 1863 - 358 pages
...That seems to fill the air's whole space, As loud far off as near. Though babbling only to the valo Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest unto me...bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery. The same whom in my school-boy days I listened to ; that cry Which mado mo look a thousand ways In... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 848 pages
...the grass, Thy two-fold shout I hear, That seems f</ fill the whole air's space, AJ loud far off as near. " Though babbling only to the vale Of sunshine...visionary hours. " Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring! Ev'n yet thou art to me No bird ; but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery. " The same whom in my... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1863 - 314 pages
...shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? 2. "While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear ; From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off and near. 3. Though babbling only to the vale Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest unto me a tale Of visionary... | |
| Life-lights - 1864 - 348 pages
...thee bird, ' Or but a wandering voice ? While I am lying on the grass, Thy loud note smites my ear ! From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off and near ! 1 hear thee babbling in the vale Of sunshine and of flowers ; And unto me thou bring'st a tale Of... | |
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