 And soon that toil shall end ; Soon shalt thou find a summer home and rest, And scream among thy fellows ; reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk...  Time's Telescope - Page 1151824Full view - About this book
 | Robert Northmore Greville - English poetry - 1848 - 434 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou'rt gone!—the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. SONNETS ON THE SABBATH. DELTA. MORN. AFTER a week of restless care and toil, How sweet unspeakably... | |
 | English literature - 1849 - 472 pages
...reeds shall bend, Soou, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thour't gone ; the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone Will lead my steps aright. But not only is Mr. Bryant the poet of nature, but of humanity also. He can discern the beautiful and... | |
 | American poetry - 1850 - 264 pages
...reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou 'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright* TO MY COMPANIONS. [From the Collegian.] , MINE ancient chair — thy wide embracing arms Have clasped... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1851 - 380 pages
...o'er thy sheltered nest. * * . • 1 . • f * ' Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. GEEEN EIVEE. . •••-•• • 'S ••:•'• WHEN breezes are soft and skies are fair, I steal... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven6 Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given And shall not soon depart. TO A SKY LARK. 255 He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight In... | |
 | Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou 'rt gone — the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form : yet, on my heart, Deeply hath sunk the...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. WC BRYANT. TO A YOUNG OAK. YOUNG OAK, when I planted thee deep in the ground, I hoped that thy days... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1852 - 388 pages
...reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. GREEN RIVER. WHEN breezes are soft and skies are fair, I steal an hour from study and care, And hie... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1852 - 588 pages
...thy form; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart p He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. THE BATTLE-FIELD. OXCE this soft turf, this rivulet's sands, Were trampled by a hurrying crowd, And... | |
 | Rosina Maria Zornlin - Geology - 1852 - 418 pages
...billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean tide ? Thou 'rt gone ! the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. BRYANT. Permian* or magnesian limestone system, which is included among the primary stratified rocks,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pages
...barometer, implying the point at which the graduation commences. Zone (Gr.), a girdle ; as, zone. " He, who from zone to zone, Guides, through the boundless...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright." — Bryant. Zoon (Gr.), an animal ; as, zoology. LONDON : PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET... | |
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