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The Poetical Works of Patrick Hannay (Volume 14); A.M. MDCXII with a Memoir of the Author

The Poetical Works of Patrick Hannay (Volume 14); A.M. MDCXII with a Memoir of the Author

Hannay, Patrick

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ISBN10: 1235319253
ISBN13: 9781235319259
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.13 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1875. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... philomela, The Nightingale. Alking I chanc'd into a shade, Which top-in-twining trees had made Of many seuerall kinds. There grew the high aspiring Elme, With boughes bathing in gum-like Distilling through their rinds, (balm, The Maple with a skarry skinne Did spread broad pallid leaues: The quaking Aspine light and thinne To th'ayre light pasfage giues: Refembling still The trembling ill Of tongues of womankinde, Which neuer rest, But still are prest To waue with euery winde. B 2 The The Mirtle made of nought but fweets, Loue-loathing Daphnes of-fpring greets, whofe top no steele ere lop'd; Nor vnder-boughes with biting beasts Returning from their fodder-feasts, for banket nere had crop'd. The lowly bankes did bath in dew, which from the tops distild: There Eglantine and Iuy grew, fweet Mint and Margiram wilde: With many more, Pomona's store Was plentifully plac'd, That nought did want, Nor feemed fcant, To pleafe sight, fent, or taste. The blooming borders fresh and faire, Were clad with cloathes of colours rare, Which fairest Flora fram'd: The Hyacinth, the felfe-lou'd lad, Adonis, Antaranthus fad, there pleasing places claim'd. The Primrofe pride of pleasing Prime, with Rofes of each hew: The The Cowslip, Pinke, and fauory Thyme, and Gilly-flower there grew. The Marygold, Which to behold Her louer loaths the night, Locking her leaues Shee inward grieues, When Sol is out of sight. Vpon the boughs and tops of trees, Blyth birds did sit as thicke as Bees on blooming Beanes doe bait: And euery Bird some louing noat Did warble thorow the fwelling throat to wooe the wanton mate. There might be heard the throbbing Thrufh, the Bull-sinch blyth her by; The Blacke-bird in another bufh, with thoufands more her nie. The ditties all, To great and fmall, Sweet Philomel di...

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