 | James White - 1843 - 310 Seiten
...and young. Who, indeed, would not, under these circumstances, exclaim with the poet— " Her light the glow-worm lend thee; The shooting stars attend...; And the elves also. Whose little eyes glow Like sparks of fire, befriend thee !"* Or exclaim, too, in the somewhat quaint words of the gentle Surrey,—... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 458 Seiten
...glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will-o'-th'-Wisp mislight thee; Nor snake or glow-worm bite thee; But on, on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there is none to affright thee. Then let not the dark thee cumber; What though the moon does slumber,... | |
 | 1874 - 898 Seiten
...his poems to Julia are singular for their beauty. Take the " Night-Piece " addressed to her : — Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars attend...eyes glow Like the sparks of fire befriend thee. No will-o'-th'-wisp mislight thee, Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee ; But on, on thy way, Not making a... | |
 | 1841 - 178 Seiten
...to begin again. H. MONROE. THE NIGHT PIECE. HER eyes the glowworme lend thee, The shooting starres attend thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee .' No will-o'th'wispe mislight thee, Nor snake nor slowworme bite thee ; But on, thy way. Not making a slay,... | |
 | Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) - 1845 - 352 Seiten
...your almes agen. The night-piece, to Julia. Her eyes the glow-worme lend thee, The shooting-starres attend thee ; And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow, Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will-o'th'-Wispe mis-light thee, Nor snake or slow-worme bite thee ; But on, on thy way, Not making... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1846 - 356 Seiten
...with a charming air of gallantry, gave Herrick's " Night Piece of Julia:" Her eyes the glow-worm k'tid thee, The shooting stars attend thee, And the elves...eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' th' Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake or glow-worm hite thee ; But on, on thy way, Not making... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 Seiten
...into another strain, and, with a charming air of gallantry, gave Herrick's "Night-Piece to Julia:" Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars attend...eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' the Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake nor slow-worm bite thee ; Bat on, on thy way, Not making... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 482 Seiten
...the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' the Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake nor slow-worm bite thee...But on, on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there is none to affright thee. Then let not the dark thee cumber ; What though the moon does slumber,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 538 Seiten
...into another strain, and, with a charming air of gallantry, gave Herrick's "Night-Piece to Julia:" Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars attend...eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. I No Will o' the Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake nor slow-worm bite thee ; But on, on thy way, Not making... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 544 Seiten
...gallantry, gave Herrick's "Night-Piece to Julia:" Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stare attend thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No Will o' the Wisp mislight thee ; Nor snake nor slow-worm bite thee; Bat on, on thy way, Not making... | |
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Since ghost there is none to affright thee. Let not the dark thee cumber ; What though the moon does slumber? The stars of the night Will lend thee their light, Like tapers clear without number. 
