 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 1371878Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1803 - 598 pages
...first pale blossom of th' unripen'd year ; As FLORA'S breath, by some transforming power, Had chang'd 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, And each inferior flower... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...first pale blossom of the unripened year ; As Flora's breath by some transforming power, Had chang'd 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 In ids; the catkins of the... | |
 | 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 ; the calking of the... | |
 | Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1820 - 136 pages
...first pale blossom of th' unripen'd year; As FLORA'S breath, by some transforming power, Hadx'teng'd 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, And each inferior flower... | |
 | 1820 - 190 pages
...first pale blossom of th' uuripen'd year ; As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had chang'd 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 glossy blue, And each inferior flower... | |
 | 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...flower, Its name and hue the scentless plant retains And winter Ungen in its icy veins. The male catkin of the filbert, with its crimson coronet, is generally... | |
 | Thomas Gosden - 1822 - 80 pages
...first pale blossom of th* unripen'd year; As Flora's breath by some transforming power, Had chang'd an icicle into a flower. Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And Winter lingers in its icy veins. MRS. BARBAULD. The elder-tree discloses its flower-buds. The catkins... | |
 | 1823 - 536 pages
...first pale blossom of th" unripen'd year ; As Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had chang'd an icicle into a flower ; Its name and hue the scentless plant retains, And winter lingers in its icy reins. The alder-tree discloses its flower-buds ; the cakins of hazel... | |
 | 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... | |
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