...as poetical, and as elevated as any similar poetry in the language.] HAIL to thee, blithe spirit ! Bird thou never wert, That from heaven, or near it,...wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singcst. In the golden lightning Of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are bright'ning, Thou dost float...

...— That from heaven, or near it, pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. H. Higher still, and higher, from the earth thou springest...singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. in. In the golden lightning of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are brightening, thou dost float and run,...

...That from heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. II. Higher still and higher, From the earth thou springest...singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. HI. In the golden lightening Of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are brightening, Thou dost float...

...of poetry ever written, has thus celebrated the song of the bird : — Hail to thee, blithe spirit ! Bird thou never wert, That from heaven, or near it,...the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire ; The deep blue tUou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever, singest. All the earth and air...

...wert, That from heaven, or near it Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. 5 Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest,...singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. 10 In the golden lightning Of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are brightening, Thou dost float and...

...Cenci," a tragedy. Many of his minor poems are simple and very beautiful.] HAIL to thee, blithe spirit ! Bird thou never wert, That from heaven, or near it,...lightning Of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are bright'ning, Thou dost float and run, Like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun. The pale purple...

...Percy Bysshe Shelky. 1792-1822. (History, p. 228.) 198. To A SKYLARK. Hail to thee, blithe spirit ! Bird ' thou never wert, That from heaven, or near...lightning Of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are bright'ning, Thou dost float and run, Like an unbodied2 joy 'whose race is just begun. The pale purple...

...forming what is commonly known as an Alexandrine. ODE TO THE SKYLARK. Hail to thee, blithe spirit ! Bird thou never wert, That from heaven, or near it,...singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. SHELLEY. PRINCE OP THE PURPLE ISLAND. Look at the sun, whose ray and searching light Here, there, and...

...ever seek Upon his enemy's heart a mortal wound to wreak. THE SKYLARK. Hail to thee, blithe spirit ! Bird thou never wert, That from heaven, or near it,...thou springest Like a cloud of fire ; The blue deep thon wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singeat. In the golden lightning Of the...

...wers, That from heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. 2. Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest,...singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. 3. In the golden lightning Of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are brightening, Thou dost float and...