 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.  The Gentleman's Magazine - Side 2401836Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 sider
...Hovers within my gates ; And my divine Alttlea brings To whifper at my grates; When I lie tangled ih her hair, And fetter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no fuch liberty. When flowing cups run fwiftly round, With no allaying Thames, When thirfty grief in wine... | |
 | Charlotte Smith - 1796 - 280 sider
...celebrates his miftrefs; a coincidence which ftruck her withathoufand indefcribable fenfations; When I He tangled in her hair, And fetter•d with her eye, The birds that wanton in the air Know no fuch liberty. Stone walls do not a prifon make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 sider
...They then with thee incessantly grew cold. SONG. To Althea, from prison. WHEW 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 fetter'd to her eye, — The " birds,"* that wanton... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 sider
...They then with thee incessantly grew cold. ». SONG. To Althea,from prison. 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 fetter'd to her eye, — The birds,• that wanton... | |
 | Lyre - 1806 - 208 sider
...shall adore; I could not love thee, Dear! so much, TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. 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 fetter'd to her eye,— The birds, that wanton in the... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 sider
...the ladies, died in the lowest wretchedness, obscurity, and want, in 1658. WHEN love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lye tangled in her haire, And feiter'd with her eye, The birds that wanton in the aire Know no such... | |
 | Richard Lovelace - 1817 - 284 sider
...cloudy day To dress my sorrow by. SUljjca, front SONG. SET BY DR. JOHN W/LSOW. 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 fetter'd to her eye ; The gods that wanton in the... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 sider
...stanza, and omit the other two, which we cannot bring ourselves to admire. " When love with unconfmed wings Hovers within my gates ; And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates ; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye ; The birds that wanton in the... | |
 | 1821 - 404 sider
...my divine Althea brings To 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. Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an... | |
 | Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 450 sider
...make the heart of the prisoner leap for joy. SONG. To ALTHEA, from Prison. 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 fetter'd in her eye ; The birds that wanton in the... | |
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