 To reign in the air from earth to highest sky, To feed on flowers and weeds of glorious feature, To take whatever thing doth please the eye ! Who rests not pleased with such happiness, Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness.  The Metropolitan - Page 1171837Full view - About this book
 | 1788 - 510 pages
...reign in th' air from earth to highest sky ; To feed on flowres, and weeds of glorious feature, To take whatever thing doth please the eye ? Who rests not pleased with such happiness, 115 Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness. But what on earth can long abide in state? Or who can... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...in th' air from earth to highest sky ; To feed on flowres, and weeds of glorious feature , To take whatever thing doth please the eye? Who rests not...happiness, Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness* But what on earth can long abide in state ? Or who can him assure of happy day?' Sith morning fair... | |
 | 1832 - 614 pages
...the aire from th' earth to highest skie, To feed on Howres, and weedcs of glorious feature f To take whatever thing doth please the eye ? Who rests not...happiness, Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness." Amen, thou most satisfying of poets ! But when are human beings to be as well off in that matter as... | |
 | Mary R. Sterndale - 1821 - 886 pages
...reign in th' air from earth to highest sky, To feed on flower?, and fruits of glorious feature, To take whatever thing doth please the eye? Who rests not pleased with such happiness, Well worthy she to taste of wretchedness. SPENSER. AT the desire of Lady Fitz-Erin, Edgar gave up his horse to... | |
 | John Clare - 1821 - 258 pages
...enjoy delight with liberty, And to be lord of all the works of nature, To reign in th' air from th' earth to highest sky, To feed on flowers and weeds of glorious feature, To take whatever thing doth please the eye ? " — The poet enjoys all this right royally, but he does... | |
 | Miss Stockdale (Mary R.) - 1821 - 474 pages
...highest sky, - . -. To feed on flowers, and fruits of glorious feature','''' • . . To take whate'er thing doth please the eye? '•• ! Who rests not pleased with such happiness, • . ; id' Well worthy she to taste of wretchedness. . •••[I; •Ar the desire of Lady Fitz-Erin,... | |
 | 1832 - 206 pages
...creature, Than to enjoy delight with liberty, And to be lord of all the works of Nature, To reign in th' air from earth to highest sky, To feed on flowers, and weeds of glorious feature, To take whatever thing doth please the eye ? Who rests not pleased with such happiness, Well worthy he... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 376 pages
...the aire from th' earth to highest skie, To feed on flowers, and weedes of glorious feature ? To take whatever thing doth please the eye ? Who rests not...happiness, Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness." Amen, thou most satisfying of poets ! But when are human beings to be as well off in that matter as... | |
 | John Obadiah Westwood - 1841 - 306 pages
...lord of all the works of Nature, To reign in th' air from earth to highest sky ; # - * » * * To take whatever thing doth please the eye ! Who rests not...pleased with such happiness, Well worthy he to taste of wretehedness. (SPENSER.) PLATE IV. DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS BELONGING TO THE FAMILY OF THE LOCUSTS.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 540 pages
...the aire from th' earth to highest skie, To feed on flowers, and weedes of glorious feature ? To take whatever thing doth please the eye ? Who rests not...happiness, Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness." Amen, thou most satisfying of poets ! But when are human beings to be as well off in that matter as... | |
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