The Times Book of English VerseEdward Leeson |
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Page 343
... happy pipe ; Sing thy songs of happy cheer ' : So I sung the same again , While he wept with joy to hear . ' Piper , sit thee down and write In a book , that all may read . ' So he vanished from my sight , And I plucked a hollow reed ...
... happy pipe ; Sing thy songs of happy cheer ' : So I sung the same again , While he wept with joy to hear . ' Piper , sit thee down and write In a book , that all may read . ' So he vanished from my sight , And I plucked a hollow reed ...
Page 345
... happy child , All creation slept and smiled ; Sleep , sleep , happy sleep , While o'er thee thy mother weep . Sweet Babe , in thy face Holy image I can trace . Sweet babe , once like thee , Thy maker lay and wept for me , Wept for me ...
... happy child , All creation slept and smiled ; Sleep , sleep , happy sleep , While o'er thee thy mother weep . Sweet Babe , in thy face Holy image I can trace . Sweet babe , once like thee , Thy maker lay and wept for me , Wept for me ...
Page 507
... happy pieties , thy lucent fans , Fluttering among the faint Olympians , I see , and sing , by my own eyes inspired ... happy , happy boughs ! that cannot shed Your leaves , nor ever bid the spring adieu ; And , happy melodist ...
... happy pieties , thy lucent fans , Fluttering among the faint Olympians , I see , and sing , by my own eyes inspired ... happy , happy boughs ! that cannot shed Your leaves , nor ever bid the spring adieu ; And , happy melodist ...
Common terms and phrases
angels appear arms beauty birds BOOK breath bright bring clouds dark dead dear death deep delight doth dream earth eyes face fair fall father fear feel field fire flowers fruit give grace green hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven hill hope hour human keep king land leave less light live look Lord lost mind morning move Nature never night o'er once pain passed peace play pleasure rest rise rose round seemed seen side sight sing sleep smile song soon soul sound spirit spring stand stars stood sweet tears tell thee things thou thought tree true truth turned voice wind wings woods youth