 At every turn she made a little stand, And thrust among the thorns her lily hand To draw the rose, and every rose she drew She shook the stalk, and brush'd away the dew : Then party-colour'd flowers of white and red She wove, to make a garland for her...  The British poets, including translations - Page 77by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...ev'ry Rofe flie drew She fliook the Stalk, and brufli'd away the Dew : Then party-colour'd Flow'rs of white and red She wove, to make a Garland for her Head : This done, flie fung and caroll'd out fo clear, That Men and Angels might rejoice to hear. Ev'n wondring 'Philomel... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...and ev'ry rofe fhe drew She fhook the ftalk, and brufh'd away the dew : Then party-color'd flosy'rs of white and red She wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, fhe fung and caroll'd out fo clear, That men and angels might rejoice to hear: Ev'n wond'ring Philomel... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...and ev'ry rofe foe drew She fhook the ftalk, and brufh'd away the dew : Then party-color'd ftow'rs of white and red She wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, fhe fung and caroll'd out fo clear, That men and angels might rejoice to hear: Ev'n wond'ring Philomel... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...the thorns her lily hand To draw the rofe, and every rofe fhe drew She fhook the ftalk, and brufh'd away the dew : Then party-colour'd flowers of white...wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, fhe fung and carol'd out fo clear, That men and angels might rejoice to hear : Ev'n wondering Philomel... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...rofe, and every rofe me drew She .fhook the lialk, and brufh'd away the dew t Then party-colour1 d flowers of white and red She wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, fhe fung and carol'd out fo clear, That men and angels might rejoic; to hear : Ev'n wondering Philomel... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...rofe, and every rofe me drew She Aook the ftalk, and brufh'd away the dew: Then party-colour'd ftowers of white and red She wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, (he fung and carol'd out fo clear, That men and angels might rejoice to hear: Ev'n wondering Philomel... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...the thorns her lily hand To draw the rofe, and every rofe fhe drew She fhook the ftalk, and brufh'd away the dew: Then party-colour'd flowers of white...She wove, to make a garland for her head: This done, fhe fung and carol'd out fo clear, That men and angels might rejoice to hear: Ev'n wondering Philomel... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...and ev'ry role (he drew, She (hook the ftalk, and bruih'd away the dew : Then party-colour'd flow'rs of white and red She wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, (he lung and catol'd out Co clear, . That men and angels might rejoice to heat ; Ev'n wond'rinp Philomel... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...the thorns her lily hand To draw the rofe, and every rofe Ae drew She (hook the flalk , and brufli'd away the dew : Then party-colour'd flowers of white...wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, (be fung and carol'd out fo clear, That men and angelí might rejoice to hear : Ev'n wondering Philomel... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...lily hand To draw the rofe, and every rofe (he drew She (hook the ftalk, and brulh'd away the dew i Then party-colour'd flowers of white and red -She wove, to make a garland for her head : This done, (he fung and carol'd out fo clear, That men and angels might rejoice to hear : £v'n wondering Philomel... | |
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