 O'er many a distant foreign land ; Each place, each province I have tried, And sung and danced my saraband. But all their charms could not prevail To steal my heart from yonder vale.  Annual Register - Pagina 194geredigeerd door - 1820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 516 pagina’s
...charms could not prevail To steal my heart from yonder vale. Of distant climes the false report Allured me from my native land ; It bade me rove — my sole...skipping o'er the heights ; The plain adorn'd with many n flock, And, oh ! a thousand more delights, That graced yon dear beloved retreat, Have backward won... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1844 - 526 pagina’s
...could not prevail To steal my heart from yonder vale. II. Of distant climes the false report It lured me from my native land ; It bade me rove — my sole...oh ! a thousand more delights, That grace yon dear beloved retreat, Have backward won my weary feet. III. Now safe return'd, with wandering tired, No... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pagina’s
...charms could not prevail To steal my heart from yonder vale. Of distant climes the false report Allured me from my native land ; It bade me rove — my sole...a flock, And, oh ! a thousand more delights, That graced yon dear beloved retreat, Have backward won my weary feet. Now safe retum'd, with wandering... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1846 - 332 pagina’s
...charms could not prevail To steal my heart from yonder vale. Of distant climes the false report Allured me from my native land ; It bade me rove — my sole...oh ! a thousand more delights That grace yon dear beloved retreat, Have backward won my weary feet. Now safe return'd, with wandering tired, No more... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pagina’s
...charms could not prevail To steal my heart from yonder vale. Of distant climes the false report Allured me from my native land ; It bade me rove — my sole...a flock, And, oh ! a thousand more delights, That graced yon dear beloved retreat, Have backward won my weary feet. Now safe return'd, with wandering... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 pagina’s
...yonder vale. Of distant climes the false report Allured me from my native land, It bade me rove, my sols support My cymbals and my saraband. The woody dell, the hanging rock, The chamois skipping o'er the hights, The plain, adorned with many a flock, And, oh, a thousand more delights That grace yon dear,... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1849 - 118 pagina’s
...report It lured me from my native land ; It bade me rove—my sole support, My cymbals and my sarabaud. The woody dell, the hanging rock, The chamois skipping...oh! a thousand more delights, That grace yon dear beloved retreat, Have oackward won my weary feet. No more my little home I'll leave; And many a tale... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 pagina’s
...charms could not prevail To steal my heart from yonder vale. Of distant climes the false report, Allured me from my native land ; It bade me rove — my sole...won my weary feet. Now safe return'd with wandering tired, No more my little home I'll leave ; And many a tale of what I've seen Shall wile away the winter's... | |
 | Reading book - 1854 - 300 pagina’s
...the hanging rock, The chamois * skipping <o'er the heights,; The plain adorn' d with many a flook, And, oh ! a thousand more delights, That grace yon...retreat, Have backward -won my weary 'feet. Now safe return' d, with wandering tir'd, No more my little home I'll leave ; And many a tale of what I've seen... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1855 - 408 pagina’s
...could not prevail, To steal my heart from yonder vale. n. Of distant climes the false report It lured me from my native land ; It bade me rove — my sole...The chamois skipping o'er the heights ; The plain adorned with many a flock, And, oh ! a thousand more delights, That grace yon dear beloved retreat,... | |
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