 Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire...  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 448edited by - 1840Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 464 pages
...hold? * That strew the GREEN LAP of the new-come spring ?] So, in Milton's Song on May Morning : " who from her green lap throws " The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose." STEEVENS. 5 — bear you well — ] That is, conduct yourself with prudence. JOHNSON. 6 — justs and... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...the bright Morning-star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws ' The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May ! that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire : Woods and groves are of... | |
 | 1838 - 502 pages
...the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with ber The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May 1 that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm • esire ; Woods and groves are... | |
 | Dove - 1822 - 120 pages
...the hright Morning-star, Day's harhinger, Comes dancing in the East, and loads with her The flowery May ; who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primsose. Hail, heauteous May that dost inspire Mirth,' and Youth, and warmDesire; Woods and groves... | |
 | John Timbs - 1823 - 494 pages
...MAY. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose, [spire Hail, beauteous May I that dost inMirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of... | |
 | Thomas Forster - 1823 - 492 pages
...the bright Morning Star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowrie May, who, from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip and the pale Primrose, &c. Dance is used like saltus and chorus, in various significations, thus in the SONG TO SUMMEK. Hail!... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...Morning. -NOW the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her . The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. * There is a pleasing vein of lyric sweetness and ease in Milton's use of this metre, which is that... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip and the pale Primrose. Hail, bounteous May ! that dost inspire Mirth and youth and warm desire; Woods and groves are of thy... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...bright morning star, day's harbinger," Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May I that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery Hail, bounteous May! that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of... | |
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