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" WHEN LOVE, with unconfined wings, Hovers within my gates; And, my divine ALTHEA brings, To whisper at the grates; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye: The birds, that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty! "
The Helicon of Love: A Selection from the Poets of the Sixteenth and ... - Page 103
1844 - 123 pages
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The uncompleted edition of Wither's poems, ed. by J.M. Gutch. 4 vols, Volume 2

George Wither - 1622 - 476 pages
...my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair And fetter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no...no allaying Thames, Our careless heads with roses crown'd, Our hearts with loyal flames ; When thirsty grief in wine we steep. When healths and drafts...
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 19

1802 - 708 pages
...his loyalty. i about. í ling--, f And tvhifpers, Wht When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye, . The birds that wanton in the air Know no fuch liberty. When flowing cups run /iviftfy* round, With no allaying Thames^, Our carelefs heads with...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 3

George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, — The birds,• that wanton in the air,...liberty. When flowing cups run swiftly round With no alla).ing Thames, Our careless heads with roses bound, Our hearts with loyal flames ; When thirsty...
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The lyre of love [ed. by P.L. Courtier].

Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 208 pages
...And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye,— The birds, that wanton in the air,...grief in wine we steep, When healths and draughts go free,Fishes, that tipple in the deep, Know no such liberty. When, linnet-like, confined I With shriller...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no...no allaying Thames, Our careless heads with roses crown'd, Our hearts with loyal flames; When thirsty grief in wine we steep, When healths and draughts...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 19

English literature - 1812 - 712 pages
...for his loyalty, •r about, t fings. $ And wbjfperg. When I lie tangled in her hail. And fettered to her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no fuch liberty. When flowing caps run Jwiftlj* round, With no allaying TLamtA, Our carckfs heads with...
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Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs, &c. &c. To which is Added, Aramantha ...

Richard Lovelace - English poetry - 1817 - 284 pages
...brings To whisper at the grates : When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye ; The gods that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When...flowing cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames, When thirsty grief in wine we steep, When healths and draughts go free, Fishes that tipple in the deep,...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 4

Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye ; The birds that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 4

Books - 1821 - 404 pages
...And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates ; ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye ; The birds that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an...
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The Library Companion; Or, The Young Man's Guide, and the Old Man ..., Volume 1

Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Best books - 1824 - 982 pages
...And my divine ALTII FA brings To whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye — The birds, that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. Campbell, vol. iiL p. 400. • « The title of this work (says Mr. Campbell, vol. iii.p.358) was in...
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