 Already now the snow-drop dares appear, The first pale blossom of the unripened year ; As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower : Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And winter lingers in its icy veins.  London Society - Page 1391878Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1819 - 186 pages
...the snowdrop dares appear, The first pale blossom of th' unripen'd year ; As Flora's breath, by sonic transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower ; Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And winter lingers in its icy veins. The alder-tree discloses its flower-buds... | |
 | 1822 - 734 pages
...nivalis), the mom-star of flowers, is now coming generally into flower, and seems As Flora's breath, by some transforming power Had changed an icicle into a flower, Its name and hue the scentless plant retains And winter Ungen in its icy veins. The male catkin of the filbert, with its... | |
 | 1824 - 452 pages
...Already now the snow-drop dares appear, The first pale blossom of th' unripen'd year, As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower. Its name and bue the scentless plant retains. And winter lingers in its icy veins." Ray, in his collection of Proverbs,... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...ALREADY now the Snowdrop dares appear, The first pale blossom of the unripened year: As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower: Its uame and hue the scentless plant retains, And Winter lingers in its icy veins. Ovid notices the setting... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia), Lucy Aikin - 1825 - 434 pages
...Already now the snow-drop dares appear, The first pale blossom of the unripened year ; As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower : Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And winter lingers in its icy veins. To these succeed the violet's dusky blue,... | |
 | James Lawson Drummond - 1826 - 420 pages
...it seems to take its birth, and which it almost outrivals in apparent chillness. As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower; Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And winter lingers in its icy veins.* In this Order is the extensive and beautiful... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pages
...— ' the snowdrop dares appear, The first pale blossom of the unripened year ; As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower : Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And winter lingers it its icy reins.' Vol. I. p. 12. Happily, by some means... | |
 | Thomas Furly Forster - 1827 - 522 pages
..." Already now the Snowdrop dare appear, The first pale blossom of the early year, As Flora's breath by some transforming power Had changed an icicle into a flower ; Its form and hue the scentless plant retains, And winter lingers on its icy veins." The Crocuses that accompany... | |
 | Henry Phillips - 1829 - 398 pages
...Already now the Snowdrop dares appear, The first pale blossom of th* unripen'd year ; As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower : Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And winter lingers in its icy veins. This early blossom demands our particular... | |
 | 1832 - 524 pages
...now the snow-d,rop dares appear, The first pale blossom of the unripened year ; As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower : Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And Winter lingers in its icy veins. Thursday, Feb. 2. Purification of our... | |
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