 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1793
...fountains murmur, and my zephyrs breathe; Slow flides the painted fnai!, the gilded fly Smooths bis fine down, to charm thy curious eye ; On twinkling...embroidery drefs'd Form with ingenious bill the penfile nelf; To Love's Aveet notes attune the litlening dell, And Echo founds her foft fymphonious mell. "... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1798 - 146 pages
...My fountains murmur, and my zephyrs breathe; Slow flides the painted fnail, the gilded fly Smoothes his fine down, to charm thy curious eye ; On twinkling fins my pearly nations play, Or win with finuous train their tracklefs way; 20 So tli fair foiacr. \. 13. It feems to have been the original... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1805 - 216 pages
...nurse the fragrant wreath, My fountains murmur, and my zephyrs breathe ; Slow slides the painted snail, the gilded fly Smooths his fine down, to charm thy curious eye J On twinkling fins my pearly nations play, Or win with sinuous train their trackless way; My plumy... | |
 | American matron - 1811 - 291 pages
...fragrant wreath, " My fountains murmur and my zephyrs breathe ; " Slow slides the painted snail — the gilded fly ." Smooths his fine down to charm thy...curious eye; " On twinkling fins my pearly nations play, 41 Or win with sinuous train their trackless way; " My plumy pairs in gay embroidery drest, " Form... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1824 - 194 pages
...r;,M .'I'ublr sensations, and equally insensible to disagreeable ones. Slow slides the painted snail, the gilded fly Smooths his fine down, to charm thy...twinkling fins my pearly nations play, Or win with sinuous train their trackless way ; My plumy pairs, in gay embroidery dress'd, £1 Form with ingenious... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844
...the fragrant wreath, My fountains murmur, and my zephyr» breathe ; Slow slides the painted snail, c moralist to di pinions play, Or win with sinuous train their trackless way ; My plumy pairs in gay embroidery dressed,... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - 1859
...My fountain murmurs and my zephyrs breathe; Slow glides the painted snail, the gilded fly Smoothes his fine down to charm thy curious eye ; On twinkling fins my scaly nations play, Or wind, with sinuous train, their trackless way. My plumy hairs in gay embroidery... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876
...nurse the fragrant wreath, My fountains murmur, and my zephyrs breathe ; Slow slides the painted snail, queezed And bored with elbow-points through both his sides, Out-scolds the ranting actor on pinions play, Or win with sinuous train their trackless way ; My plumy pairs in gay embroidery dressed,... | |
 | Robert C. Kenner - 1892 - 93 pages
...nurse the fragrant wreath, My fountains murmur, and my zephyrs breathe; Slow slides the painted snail, the gilded fly Smooths his fine down, to charm thy curious eye; On twinkling fins my pearly pinions play, Or win with sinuous train their trackless way; My plumy pairs, in gay embroidery dressed,... | |
 | Ernest Bernbaum - 1918 - 364 pages
...nurse the fragrant wreath, My fountains murmur, and my zephyrs breathe; Slow slides the painted snail, the gilded fly Smooths his fine down, to charm thy...twinkling fins my pearly nations play, Or win with sinuous train their trackless way; My plumy pairs, in gay embroidery dressed, Form with ingenious bill... | |
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For thee my borders nurse the fragrant wreath, My fountains murmur, and my zephyrs breathe; Slow slides the painted snail, the gilded fly Smooths his fine down, to charm thy curious eye... 
