 And it seem'd to a fanciful view To weep for the buds it had left, with regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seized it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping and drown'd, And swinging it rudely, too rudely, alas! I snapp'd it,...  Poems - Page 192by William Cowper - 1814 - 268 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...weighed down its beautiful head. The cup was all filled, and the leaves were all wet, And it feemed to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the flourifhing bufh where it grew. I haftily feized it, unfit as it was, For a nofegay, fo dripping... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, arjd the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, Oil the flourishing buih where it grew. Is it to flaunt in warm art'' 5i» To laugh and feast i To... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 322 pages
...down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet ; And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left, with regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was, For a nosegay, so drooping... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, arid the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 506 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, and the leaves"were all wet, And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was, For a nosegay, so dripping... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...weigh'd down its beautiful head. The cup was all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping... | |
 | John Aikin - 1810 - 414 pages
...down its beautiful head. The cups were all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret On the flourishing bush where it grew, I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as is was - For a nosegay, so dripping... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...weigh'd down it's beautiful head. Hie cup was all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pages
...down its beautiful head. The cups were all fill'd, and the leaves were all wet, And it seem'd, to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret On the flourishing bush where it grew. I hastily seiz'd it, unfit as it was For a nosegay, so dripping... | |
 | Elizabeth Appleton - 1815 - 362 pages
...syllables alternately:— " The cup > was all filled and the leaves were all wet, And it seemed to a fanciful view, To weep for the buds it had left with regret, On the flourishing bush where it grew." f have mentioned but a few sorts, because I J\*try. have dwelt,... | |
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