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... The Triumphs of Temper: A Poem: in Six Cantos - Page 114by William Hayley - 1812 - 166 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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,.... | |
| 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
...so fine, [shine; Of that enchanting age her figure seems, When smiling Nature with the vital beams Of vivid youth, and pleasure's purple flame, Gilds...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 - 436 pages
...without a thorn. Of that enchanting age her figure seems, When smiling nature with the vital beams Of vivid youth, and Pleasure's purple flame, Gilds...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, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 642 pages
...her aecomplish'd work, the female frame, With rich luxuriance tender, sweetly wild, And just betweei^ the woman and the child. Her fair left arm around...The leaves, as conscious of their Queen's command, Suecessive fall at her approaching hand ; While her soft breast with pity seems to pant, And shrinks... | |
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