 | 1824
...spreads his rays ; How she observes him in his daily walk, Still bending towards him her small tender stalk : How, when he down declines, she droops and...'twere) with tears, till he returns ; And, how she vails her flow'rs when he is gone, As if she scorned to be looked on By an inferior eye ; or, did contemn... | |
 | 1824 - 408 pągines
...spreads his rays ; How she observes him in his daily walk, Still bending towards him her small tender stalk : How, when he down declines, she droops and...'twere) with tears, till he returns ; And, how she vails her flow'rs when he is gone, As if she scorned to be looked on By an inferior eye ; or, did contemn... | |
 | 1824 - 408 pągines
...spreads his rays ; How she observes him in his daily walk, Still bending towards him her small tender stalk : How, when he down declines, she droops and...'twere) with tears, till he returns ; And, how she vails her flow'rs when he is gone, As if she scorned to be looked on By an inferior eye ; or, did contemn... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 296 pągines
...How, when he down declines, she droops and mourns, Btdew'd, as 'twere with tears, till he returcs ; And how she veils her flowers when he is gone, As if she scorned to be looked upon By an inferior eye ; or did contemn To wait upon a meaner light than him : When this I meditate,... | |
 | 1833
...bending tow'rds him her small slender stalk ; How, when he down declines, she droops and mourns, Bedcw'd, as 'twere with tears, till he returns ; And how she...flowers when he is gone, As if she scorned to be looked upon By an inferior eye ; or did contemn To wait upon a meaner light than him : When this I meditate,... | |
 | Frederic Shoberl - 1835 - 326 pągines
...Phoebus spreads his rays; How she observes him in his daily walk Still bending towards him her small slender stalk; How, when he down declines, she droops...flowers when he is gone. As if she scorned to be looked upon By an inferior eye, or did contemn To wait upon a meaner light than him : When this I meditate,... | |
 | Richard Cattermole, Henry Stebbing - 1835
...tow'rds him her small slender stalk ; How, when he down declines, she droops and And how she vails her flowers when he is gone, As if she scorned to...inferior eye ; or did contemn To wait upon a meaner light than him : — When this I meditate, methinks the flowers Have spirits far more generous than ours,... | |
 | Flora (goddess.) - 1835
...bending tow'rds him her small slender stalk ; How, when he down declines, she droops and mourns, Bedewed as 'twere with tears, till he returns ; And how she...flowers when he is gone, As if she scorned to be looked upon By an inferior eye ; or did contemn To wait upon a meaner light than him : When this I meditate,... | |
 | Giles Fletcher - 1836
...declines, she droops and mourns, Bedew 'd, as 'twere with tears, till he returns ; And how she vails her flowers when he is gone, As if she scorned to...inferior eye ; or did contemn To wait upon a meaner light than him : — When this I meditate, methinks the flowers Have spirits far more generous than ours,... | |
 | 1836
...him in his daily walk, Still bending tow'rds him her small slender stalk; CHURCH OF ENGLAND MAGAZINE. How, when he down declines, she droops and mourns,...as 'twere with tears, till he returns : And how she vails her flowers when he is gone, As if she scorned to be looked on By an inferior eye j or did contemn... | |
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When this I meditate, methinks the flowers Have spirits far more generous than ours, And give us fair examples, to despise The servile fawnings and idolatries Wherewith we court these earthly things below, Which merit not the service we bestow. 
