 When Love with unconfine'd wings Hovers within my Gates ; And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the Grates : When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye ; The Birds, that wanton in the Air, Know no such Liberty.  The Retrospective Review - Page 1241821Full view - About this book
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...but in great poverty and obscurity, in a poor lodging near Shoe-Lane, London. TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. WHEN love, with unconfined wings, Hovers within my...her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, — The " birds," (a) that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When flowing cups run swiftly round With no allaying... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...him a physician also, that being the science the wordlings have most need of. — Steele. DCCLXVII. When love with unconfined wings, Hovers within my...at the grates; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye, — The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty. / Stone walls do not... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 868 pages
...remarkable for natural imagery, and beautiful expression of noble thought : — When love with unconfmed wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lye tangled in her haire, And fettered with her eye, The birds that wanton in the... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1835 - 378 pages
...The vow I made — to love you too. TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. RICHARD LOVELACE. Born 1618— Died 1658. When Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangl'd in her hair, And fetter'd to her eye, The " birds"* that wanton in the... | |
 | England - 1835 - 794 pages
...Your banish'd servant trouble you ; TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. RICHARD LOVELACE. Bora 1618— Died 1658. When Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea hrings To whisper at my grates ; When I lie tangl'd in her hair, And feuer' d to her eye, The " birds"*... | |
 | Garland - English poetry - 1836 - 246 pages
...night. no RICHARD LOVELACE, Born 161S, died 1658. TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON. WHEN Love, with tmconfined wings, Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea...birds, that wanton in the air, Know no such liberty. When flowing cups run swiftly round, With no allaying Thames, Our careless heads with roses bound,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...beauties crowu'd, I laden will return to thee, Ev'n sated with varietie. TO ALTHBA.— ?ROM PRtSON. WHEN love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates...divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates : When I lye tangled in her haire, And fetter'd to her eye ; The gods that wanton in the aire, Know no such... | |
 | English essays - 1836 - 746 pages
...church. propriately than in an account of the prison which gave them birth : HIS II IS.. r IN PRISON. WHEN Love, with unconfined wings, Hovers within my...gates, And my divine Althea* brings, To whisper at my grates ; ' When I lie tangled in her hair, And fetter'd with her eye, — The birds that wantSn... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - English literature - 1836 - 380 pages
...relative energy of both principles. TO ALTHEA, PROJI PRISON. WHEN Love with unconfined wings Horers within my gates And my divine Althea brings, To whisper at the grates : When I lye tangled in her haire, And fetter'd to her eye ; The gods that wanton in the aire Know no such liberty.... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...beauties crown'd, I laden will return to thee, Ev'n sated with varietie. TO ALTHEA.— FROM I'BISON. WHEN love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates ; And my divine Althea hrings To whisper at the grates : When I lye tangled in her haire, And fetter'd to her eye ; The gods... | |
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