 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 614 pages
...a vale Ihe flings, From which the tender plant Mimofa fprin'gs: Towards its leaves, o'er which fhe fondly bends, The youthful Fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious ta furvey How far the feeling fibres own her fway : The leaves, as conicious of their Queen's command,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1781 - 192 pages
...a vafe fhe flings, From which the tender plant Mimofa fprings : Towards its leaves, o'er which fhe fondly bends. The youthful Fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious to furvcy 225 How far the feeling fibres own her fway : The leaves, as confcious of their Queen's command,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1785 - 276 pages
...vafe flie flings, From which the tender plant Mimofa fprings : Towards its leaves, o'er. which fhe fondly bends, The youthful Fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious to furvey 225, How far the feeling fibres own her fway : The leaves, as confcious of their Queen's command,.... | |
 | William Hayley - 1796 - 216 pages
...a vafe fhe flings, From which the tender plant mimofa fprings : Towards its leaves, o'er which fhe fondly bends, The youthful fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious to furvey How far the feeling fibres own her fway : The leaves, as confcious of their queen's command,... | |
 | 1799 - 616 pages
...a vafe (he flings, From which the tender pbnt Minjofa fprings : Towards its leaves, o'er which Hie fondly bends, The youthful fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious tofurvey How far the feeling fibres own herfway : The leaves, as confcious of their queen's command.... | |
 | 1800 - 624 pages
...vafe flie flings^ From which the tender plant Mi mofa fprings: Towards its leaves, o'er which ilie fondly bends, The youthful Fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious to furvey •How far the feeling fibres own her fway : The leaves, as confcious of their Queen's command,... | |
 | 1800 - 620 pages
...a vafe (he flings, From wnich the tender plant Mimofa fpringsr Towards its leaves, o'er which flie fondly bends, The youthful Fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious to furvey How far the feeling fibres own her fway : The leaves, as contcious of their Queen's command,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 194 pages
...fhe flings, From which the tender plant, mimofa, fprings i Towards its leaves, o'er which (he fondfy bends,. The youthful fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious to furvey How far the feeling fibres own her fway : The leaves, as confcious of their queen's command^... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pages
...thorn. Through her thin vest her heighten'd beauties For earthly gauze was never half so fine, [shine; Of that enchanting age her figure seems, When smiling...queen's command, Successive fall at her approaching hand ; While her soft breast with pity seems to pant, And shrinks at every shrinking of the plant. Around... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1857 - 426 pages
...of her crown compose ; Roses of every hue her robe adorn, Except th' insipid rose without a thorn. Of that enchanting age her figure seems, When smiling...Queen's command, Successive fall at her approaching hand ; While her soft breast with pity seems to pant, And shrinks at every shrinking of the plant. Around... | |
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And just between the woman and the child. Her fair left arm around a vase she flings, From which the tender plant mimosa springs ; Towards its leaves, o'er which she fondly bends, The youthful fair her vacant hand extends With gentle motion, anxious to... 
