 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...  A Book of Seventeenth Century Lyrics - Page 21edited by - 1899 - 314 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 348 pages
...Steevens. * 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. 1 •— bear you well — ] That is, conduct yourself with prudence. Johnson. a _ justs... | |
 | 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
...in radiant sheen, No marchioness, but now a queen. SONG ON MAY MORNING. Now the bright Morning-star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and...primrose. Hail, bounteous May ! that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire : Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale, doth boast... | |
 | Dove - 1822 - 120 pages
...ON MAY MORNING. Now 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... | |
 | 1838 - 502 pages
...AND VEGETABLE NATURE, FOR MAY, 1840. BY MR. WILLIAM ROGERSON, oftlieRoyal Observatory, Greenwich. " Now 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,... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...Arctic regions by Capt. Ross, are •now among the curiosities in the British Museum. THE FIRST OF 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 tap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose, [spire Hait,... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...Arctic regions by Capt. Ross, are now among the curiosities in the British Museum. THE FIRST OF 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,... | |
 | Thomas Forster - 1823 - 492 pages
...leads me to suspect, that the coming out at Easter to see the Sun dance, only meant to see him rise.* * Now 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... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...the day, as Spelman's Glossary remarks, under the word Maiuma. " Milton has the following beautiful song : — ' On May Morning. ' Now the bright morning...Primrose. Hail, bounteous May ! that dost inspire Mirth and youth and warm desire; Woods and groves are of thy dressing ; Hill and dale doth boast thy... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...may her soul acquaint, With thee there clad in radiant sheen, No Marchioness, but now a Queen*. IX. Song. On May Morning. -NOW the bright morning star,...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... | |
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