 | William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 trang
...This picture, once, resembled thee. AMBROSE PHILIPS. TO MY INFANT SON. Тнотг happy, happy elf I ; '"Tisright," quoth he ; " thus misery doth part The flux I (My love, he 's poking peas into his ear,) Thou merry, laughing sprite, With spirits, feather light,... | |
 | Public school series - 1874 - 408 trang
...been put their common saying : — into Frisian almost word for word. A PABENTAL ODE TO MY SOX —T. THOU happy, happy elf! (But stop,- — first let me...of myself ! (My love, he's poking peas into his ear !) * South Rcich (German) Kingdom. + The countries, &c., named in this Lesson should be carefully Foujrht... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 650 trang
...with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour ! A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS. Thou happy, happy elf! (But stop, — first let me...his ear!) Thou merry, laughing sprite ! With spirits feather-light, Untouched by sorrow, and unsoiled by sin — (Good heavens I the child is swallowing... | |
 | James Martin (of the Wedgwood inst, Burslem) - 1880 - 232 trang
...Rogers (1763 — 1855). PARENTAL ODE TO MY LITTLE SON. 1. Thou happy, happy elf! (But stop—first let me kiss away that tear!) Thou tiny image of myself!...merry, laughing sprite ! With spirits, feather light, Untouched by sorrow, and unsoiled by sin (Good heavens ! the child is swallowing a pin !) 2. Thou little... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1881 - 654 trang
...with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour 1 A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS. Thou happy, happy elf! (But stop, — first let me...his ear!) Thou merry, laughing sprite ! With spirits feather-light, Untouched by sorrow, and unsoiled by sin — (Good heavens ! the child is swallowing... | |
 | George Walter Baynham - 1881 - 152 trang
...from the dreadful close, but breathless all, Fitz- James arose. — Scott. A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON. Thou happy, happy elf ! (but stop, — first let me...his ear!) thou merry, laughing sprite! with spirits feather-light, untouched by sorrow, and unsoiled by sin — (Look! look! the child is swallowing a... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 trang
...ODE TO MY SON. AGED THREE YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS. Thou happy, happy elf! (But stop — first let mo feather-light, Untouched by sorrow, and unsoiled by sin, (Good heavens ! the child is swallowing a... | |
 | Edward Moxon (and co.) - 1882 - 580 trang
...God bless you, dear, good night !" in. A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS. Thou happy, happy elf ! (But stop, — first let me...Untouch'd by sorrow, and unsoil'd by sin — (Good heav'ns! the child is swallowing a pin!) Thou little tricksy Puck ! With antic toys so funnily bestuck,... | |
 | Gleanings - 1882 - 548 trang
...terrible night ? A PAEENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND THREE MONTHS. [Bj- THOMAS HOOD.; 'HOU happy, happy elf ! (But stop— first let me kiss...ear !) Thou merry, laughing sprite ! With spirits feather-light, Untouched by sorrow, and unsoiled by sin — (Good heavens ! the child is swallowing... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 trang
...style peculiarly his own, is the ode to his infant son: •Tliou happy, happy elf I (But stop — ttrst let me kiss away that tear) Thou tiny Image of myself;...merry, laughing sprite! With spirits feather light, Untouched by sorrow, and uneoilcd by sin, (Good heavens! the child is swallowing a pin!) Thon little... | |
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With antic toys so funnily bestuck, Light as the singing bird that wings the air — (The door! the door! he'll tumble down the stair ! ) Thou darling of thy sire... 
