WHEN Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates — When I lie tangled in her hair And fettered to her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. A Book of Seventeenth Century Lyrics - Sida 132redigerad av - 1899 - 314 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| George Wither - 1622 - 476 sidor
...confinement in the Gate-House, Westminster, for political reasons, in the year 1642. To Altheafrom Prison. WHEN Love, with unconfined wings, Hovers within...my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair And fetter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the... | |
| 1791 - 728 sidor
...you will give room fnr the following copy of it. To ALT HE A. FKOM P«UON, SKT BY Dx. JOHN WILSON. When Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To wliifper at my grates; When I lit t.-Hifleil in her hair, And fetter'd with her eye, The birds th:it... | |
| 1793 - 376 sidor
...no bound, but makes his power his fhores. TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON-. BY RICHARD LOVELACE, ESQ^* Wf HEN Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whifper at my grates ; When I lye tangled in her haire, 5 And fetter'd ' with' her eye, The ' birds'... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 454 sidor
...once turn'd faithless to thyself, and old, They then with thee incessantly grew cold. SONG. To AlthiV, from prison. WHEN love, with unconfined wings. Hovers...whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, — The " birds,"* that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When flowing... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 488 sidor
...to thyself, and old, They then with thee incessantly grew cold. SONG. To Althea, from prison. WHEW love, with unconfined wings, Hovers within my gates,...whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, — The " birds,"* that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When flowing... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 474 sidor
...turn'd faithless to thyself, and old, They then with thee incessantly grew cold. SONG. To AltJifa,from prison. WHEN Love, with unconfined wings, Hovers within...whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, — The birds, * that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When flowing... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 476 sidor
...whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, — The birds,• that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When flowing cups run swiftly round With no alla).ing Thames, Our careless heads with roses bound, Our hearts with loyal flames ; When thirsty... | |
| Lyre - 1806 - 208 sidor
...shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, Dear! so much, TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. WHEN Love, with unconfined...whisper at the grates; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye,— The birds, that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When flowing cups... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 sidor
...take, Aud Doric music make, To civilize with (raver notes our wits again. RICHARD tOVELACE. SONNET. WHEN love, with unconfined wings, Hovers within my gates ; And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the... | |
| George Ellis - 1811 - 476 sidor
...once turn'd faithless to thyself, and old, They then with thee incessantly grew cold. ****#* SONG. To Althea, from prison. WHEN Love, with unconfined...whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, — The birds, * that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When flowing... | |
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