 Stop and consider ! life is but a day, A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way From a tree's summit ; a poor Indian's sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep Of Montmorenci. Why so sad a moan ? Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown ; The...  The North British Review - Page 3161853Full view - About this book
 | 1818 - 762 lehte
...plans of study to prepare him for it. The following we think ia very pretty raving. I " Why so sad a moan ? Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown ;...laughing school-boy, without grief or care. Riding the springing branches of an dm. " O for ten yean, that I may overwhelm Myself in poesy ; so I may do the... | |
 | 1818 - 806 lehte
...following we think is very pretty raving. " Why so sad a moan ? Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown j The reading of an ever-changing tale ; The light uplifting...laughing school-boy, without grief or care, Riding the springing branches of an elm. *4 O for ten years, that I may overwhelm Myself in poesy ; so I may do... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1840 - 552 lehte
...poor Indian's sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep Of Montmorenci. Why so sad a moan Î Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown ; The reading...grief or care, Riding the springy branches of an elm. 0 for ten years, that I may overwhelm Myself in poesy ! so I may do the deed That my own soul has to... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1840 - 554 lehte
...; a poor Indian's sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep Of Montmorenci. Why so sad a moan ? Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown ;...school-boy, without grief or care, Riding the springy bmnches of an elm. O for ten years, that I may overwhelm Myself in poesy ! so I may do the deed That... | |
 | John Keats - 1841 - 254 lehte
...; a poor Indian's sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep Of Montmorenci. Why so sad a moan ? Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown ;...grief or care, Riding the springy branches of an elm. O for ten years, that I may overwhelm Myself in poesy ! so I may do the deed That my own soul has to... | |
 | 1842 - 416 lehte
...sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous deep. In the writings of the other it is represented as " The rose's hope while yet unblown, The reading of...ever-changing tale : The light uplifting of a maiden's veil, A pigeon's tumbling in clear summer air ; A laughing school-boy without grief or care Riding the springy... | |
 | 1916 - 880 lehte
...Indian's sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep Of Montmorenci. Why so sad a moan? Lif e is the rose's hope while yet unblown ; The reading...laughing schoolboy, without grief or care, Riding the spring branches of an elm . . . But how many readers have ever paused over more than its beauty and... | |
 | 1874 - 990 lehte
...; a poor Indian's sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep Of Montmorenci. Why so sad a moan ? Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown ;...uplifting of a maiden's veil ; A pigeon tumbling in the summer air ; A laughing schoolboy, without grief or care, Riding the springy branches o£ an elm.... | |
 | John Keats - 1846 - 348 lehte
...; a poor Indian's sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep Of Montmorenci. Why so sad a moan? Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown ;...grief or care, Riding the springy branches of an elm. Then I will pass the countries that I see In long perspective, and continually Taste their pure fountains.... | |
 | John Keats - 1846 - 340 lehte
...a poor Indian's sleep While his boat hastens to the monstrous steep , Of Montmorenci. Why so sad a moan? Life is the rose's hope while yet unblown ;...grief or care, Riding the springy branches of an elm. O for ten years, that I may overwhelm Myself in poesy ! so I may do the deed That my own soul has to... | |
| |
