...dew, Scattering unbeholden Its aerial hue Among the flowers and grass which screen it from the view. Like a rose embowered In its own green leaves, By...love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal Or triumphal chaunt, Matched with thine would be all But an empty vaunt, —...

...these heavywinged thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous- and clear, and fresh, thy music...love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphal chau.it, Matched wiih thine would be all But an empty vaunt—...

...scent it gives TO A SKYLARK. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music...love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphant chant, Matched with thine, would be all But an empty vaunt,...

...these heavy -winged thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music...love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphal chaunt, Matched with thine would be all But an empty vaunt —...

...these heavy-wingecl thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music...love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal Or triumphal chaunt, Matched with thine would be all But an empty vaunt, —...

...over, Sleeping by her sleeping baby." WORDSWORTH. 3. Two feet and a half: " Teach me, | sprite or I bird, What sweet | thoughts are | thine : I have |...or | wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine." SHELLEY. 4. Three feet : " Foes may | h6wl a]round me, Fears may | hunt and | hound me, —...

...these heavy-wing'd thieves, Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh) thy music doth surpass, Teach no sprite or bird What sweet thoughts are thine : I have never heard Praise of love or wine That panted...

...Mocking Bird in its native powers of song surpasses all other birds ; and even when imitating them, " All that ever was, Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass." On some fair morning, when our Mother wears such holiness of smiling peace upon her face that the dreamy...

...Till the scent it gives TO A SKVLARK. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Ham-awakened flowers, AH that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh,...love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphant chant, Matched with thine, would be all But an empty vaunt,...

...these heavy-winged thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music...love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. Chorus hymeneal, Or triumphal chant, Matched with thine would be all But an empty vaunt —...