English poem
Impromptu, In Reply To A Lady, Who Asked The Author What Childhood Resembled.
by John Carr (1793–1845)
How like is childhood to the lucid tide That calmly wanders thro’ the mossy dell, Sweeps o’er the lily by the margin’s side, And, as it kisses, murmurs out, Farewell!
More by John Carr
- Go, faithless bloom! on Delia's cheek Your boasted captivations try; Alas! o'er Nature would you seek To gain one moment's victory? Her softer tint, sweet look, and gentle air, Shall prove you're but a vain intruder there. But go, display y
- IMPROMPTU LINES
- Impromptu Lines, Upon Anacreon Moore's Saying That He Disliked Singing To Men.
- Impromptu To Madame C ---- Written At Paris, Upon Her Appearing Equally Modestly And Elegantly Dressed, Amidst The Semi-Nakedness Of The Rest Of The Female Fashionables.
- In Devonshire.
- Jeu D'Esprit Upon A Very Pretty Woman Asking The Author His Opinion Of Beauty.
- LINES
- Lines Addressed To A Young Lady In Germany, Who, Until Her Sister, Honoured The Author By Walking With Him In The Evening.