Not probable－The barest Chance－1
A smile too few－a word too much
And far from Heaven as the Rest－
The Soul so close on Paradise－
What if the Bird from journey far－5
Confused by Sweets－as Mortals－are－
Forget the secret of His wing
And perish－but a Bough between－
Oh, Groping feet－
Oh Phantom Queen!
A smile too few－a word too much
And far from Heaven as the Rest－
The Soul so close on Paradise－
What if the Bird from journey far－5
Confused by Sweets－as Mortals－are－
Forget the secret of His wing
And perish－but a Bough between－
Oh, Groping feet－
Oh Phantom Queen!
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[1, 2] a word too much:: a description of seeing something rare.
[4] Paradise:: paradise apple tree, hinted by sweets and bough.
[5] the Bird:: a paradise bird.
[6] Sweets:: apples on the paradise tree.
[8] Bough:: a hint on tree.
[9] Groping feet:: a cat nearing.
[10] Queen:: a female cat, queen cat.
Wheen-cat, a queen-cat, or female cat. Queen, is Saxon, was used to signify the female; ex. g. Queen fugol, a queen fowl, or hen. ─ A provincial Glossary by Francis Grose (1811)
Paradise Bird. It is a very little bird, the body being scarcely larger than that of a common sparrow, and is remarkable for the very eccentric way in which its plumage is arranged, as will be seen from an examination of the engraving. . . . preferring to flit among the low bushes in search of the berries and other food on which it subsists. ─ The Illustrated Natural History (1862)
The Paradise Apple is rather a shrub than a tree. There are two sorts of it, which Gardeners distinguish by the names of the French and the Dutch Paradise Apple. ─ On Planting and Rural Ornament (1803)