 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
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 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. Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 520 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... | |
 | John Milton - 2000 - 412 pages
...morning Now the bright morning Star, Dayes harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The Flowry 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... | |
 | 1923 - 748 pages
...MORNING Now the bright morning Star, Dayes harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The Flowry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip and the pale Primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth and youth and young desire, Woods and Groves, are of thy... | |
 | 1909 - 500 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... | |
 | William Bridges Hunter (Jr.) - 1978 - 226 pages
...SOUNDS, AND mixt power employ (SolMus 3) Wisely hast shun'd THE BROAD | WAY AND the green (Sonn 9. 2) The Flowry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip, and THE PALE | PRIMROSE. (May 3-4) Prosodists of later centuries were to criticize Milton for writing thus; but indeed he had... | |
 | David Daiches - 1979 - 304 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. Or perhaps the reference is to "L'Allegro" and "II Penseroso," which are now thought to have been written... | |
 | Robert Manson Myers - 1991 - 262 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 Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast... | |
 | Elizabeth Lawrence - 1995 - 290 pages
...says: Now the bright morning Star, dayes harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The Flowry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip, and the pale Primrose — "Song: On May Morn" In England, the custom of making enormous cowslip balls for May Day is an old... | |
 | Elizabeth Lawrence - 1995 - 290 pages
...says: Now the bright morning Star, dayes harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The Flowry .May, who from her green lap throws The yellow Cowslip, and the pale Ptimrose — "Song: On May Morn" In England, the custom of making enormous cowslip balls for May Day... | |
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