 I BRING fresh showers for the thirsting flowers From the seas and the streams. I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noon-day dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's...  Principles of elocution - Σελίδα 123των William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1864 - 402 σελίδες
...happy in continuous conceptions as Shelley hi beeu in both these poems. He thus speaks for the cloud :I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,...my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield... | |
 | 1864 - 526 σελίδες
...heaven Upon the plants beneath."* Shelley too, personifying the Cloud, sings beautifully : '•'• I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers From the seas and the streams." A volume of prose could scarcely express with more precision and completeness than these four lines... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 σελίδες
...the more enthusiastic lovers of verse, but disqualifies it from giving general pleasure. THE CLOUD. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From...As she dances about the sun. I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under ; And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 σελίδες
...Skylark. Judge of the rich quality of these compositions by the following extracts : — The Cloud:— I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers From...As she dances about the sun. I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under ; And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 σελίδες
...fixed, that the day might not run out in the idleness of suspense. ANTHOLOGY. CLXIV.— THE CLOUD. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From...As she dances about the sun. I wield the °flail of the fashing hail, And whiten the green plains under ; And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 σελίδες
...madness From my lips would flow, The world should listen then, as I am listening now. Shelley. THE CLOUD. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From...As she dances about the sun. I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under ; And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh... | |
 | George H. STRUTT - 1866 - 260 σελίδες
...to mortals given, The faith touching all things with hues of heaven ! Mrs, Bemans. XLIV. THE CLOUD. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From...my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rooked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 192 σελίδες
...; — Thy race, the only race that sings " Lord of lords ! and King of kings !" MlLHAN. THE CLOUD. I BRING fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From...my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield... | |
 | Kate Gordon (of Fyvie.) - 1866 - 258 σελίδες
...unreasonable critic. 3. A kind of eagle. 4. A province of Chili. 5. The act of overthrowing. C'XVIII. " I BRING fresh showers for the thirsting flowers From...noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that wakeu The sweet birds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 180 σελίδες
...of lords ! and King of kings ! MlLMAN. THE CLOUD. I BRING fresh showers for the thirsting flowera, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade...my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield... | |
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