 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 psl.
...sweet these heavy-winged thieve* 12. Sound of vernal showers on the twinkling grass, Rain-awaken'd flowers, all that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass. 13. Teach us, sprite or bird, what sweet thoughts are thine : I have never heard praise of love or... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1863 - 780 psl.
...these heavy -winged thieves : Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, AH that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass. Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine ; I have never heard Praise of love or wine That... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 psl.
...By warm winds deflower'd, Till the scent it gives Makes faint with too much scent these heavy-winged thieves. Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling...and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass : Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine ; I have never heard, Praise of love or wine That... | |
 | 1864 - 402 psl.
...much sweet these heavy-winged thieves : Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Bain-awakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass. Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine ; I have never heard, Praise of love or wine That... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1864 - 496 psl.
...our Father Chaucer:"— " Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, I All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass!" We have mentioned the anachronism of plan in this poem ; it abounds in others no less extraordinary.... | |
 | David Grant - 1865 - 428 psl.
...warm winds deflowered, Till the scent it gives Makes faint with too much sweet these heavy- winged thieves : Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling...and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass. Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine: I have never heard, Praises of love or wine That... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1874 - 818 psl.
...a larger degree, for the words Shelley addresses to the sky-lark may be fitly applied to him : — Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened...Joyous and clear and fresh thy music doth surpass. It seems natural to turn from Shelley to the young poet whose death he has so exquisitely mourned in... | |
 | Oscar George Sonneck - 1923 - 648 psl.
...rainbow clouds there flow not Drops so bright to see As from thy presence showers a rain of melody. All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass. What objects are the fountains Of thy happy strain? What fields, or waves, or mountains? What shapes... | |
 | Antony Easthope - 1989 - 240 psl.
...warm winds deflowered, Till the scent it gives 55 Makes faint with too much sweet those heavy-winged thieves: Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakened flowers, All that ever was 60 Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass: Teach us, Sprite or Bird, What sweet thoughts... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 psl.
...much sweet those heavy-winged thieves: Sound of vernal showers On the twinkling grass, Rain-awakening flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass: Teach us, Sprite or Bird, I have never heard Praise of love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture... | |
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Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine: I have never heard Praise of love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine. 
