 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1862 - 372 pages
...was thereat so terrified And grieved, that she quickly died. Old Ballad LXXXIII THE NIGHTINGALE As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting...Nightingale alone. She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast against a thorn, And there sung the dolefullest ditty That to hear it was great pity.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1862 - 364 pages
...tongue to be so long : Yet will she blush, here be it said, To hear her secrets so bewray'd. XVII. As it fell upon a day, In the merry month of May, Sitting...nightingale alone : She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn, And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - 364 pages
...[RARNFIELD, who wrote the following piece about the year 159?, is little known in any other way.] As it fell upon a day, In the merry month of May, Sitting...nightingale alone. She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn ; And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1863 - 116 pages
...again — bring again, Seals of love, but seal'd in vain — seal'd in vain. As it fell upon a day. As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting...nightingale alone ; She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn, And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 478 pages
...[BARNFIEI.D, who wrote the following piece about the year 1592, is little known in any other way. ] As it fell upon a day, In the merry month of May, Sitting...and plants did spring; Everything did banish moan, She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn; And there sung the dolefull'st ditty.... | |
 | Education - 1908 - 690 pages
...month of blossoms, scents and songs, sung by poets great and small. The immortal William has it: As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting...and birds did sing, Trees did grow and plants did Everything did banish moan, Save the Nightingale alone. spring, "Beasts did leap" — the young colts... | |
 | American poetry - 1923 - 748 pages
...oft and gave you white peas; Why not live sweetly, as in the green trees? JOHN KEATS ii4 PHILOMEL As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting...Leaned her breast up-till a thorn, And there sung the doleful'st ditty. That to hear it was great pity. Fie, fie, fie! now would she cry; Tereu, tereul by... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...tree, (1. 1—2) BoNaP; ChTr; FaBoRV; OBNC RICHARD BARNFIELD (1574-1629) The Affectionate Shepherd 1 30 Life is a businesse, not good cheer; Ever in warres....starres Watch an advantage to appeare. (1. 16—20) JCP Every thing did banish moan, Save the Nightingale alone. AWP; CH; EIL; GBL; GTBS: GTBS-P; NOBE; OBEY:... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1992 - 324 pages
...May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made, Beasts did leap and birds did sing, 5 Trees did grow and plants did spring; Everything did...as all forlorn, Leaned her breast up-till a thorn, 1 0 And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great pity. 'Fie, fie, fie', now would... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English poetry - 1994 - 212 pages
...every shepherd's tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move To live with thee and be thy love. 6 As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrdes made, Beasts did leap and birds did sing, Trees did grow and plants did spring; Every thing... | |
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Everything did banish moan, Save the nightingale alone: She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn, And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great pity. 'Fie, fie, fie... 
