 ... to their enamel gave, And the bellowing of the savage sea Greeted their safe escape to me. I wiped away the weeds and foam, I fetched my sea-born treasures home ; But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore With the...  Poems - Page 25by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 168 pages
...unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore With the sun and the sand and the wild uproar. The lover watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin train she strayed, 30 H Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she came to... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...virgin train she stray'd, Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by that snow-white quire. At last, she came to his hermitage, Like the bird from the woodlands to the cage, — The gav enchantment was undone, — A gentle wife, but fairy none. Then, I said, " I covet truth ; Beauty... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore With the sun, and the sand, and the wild uproar. The lover watched his graceful maid As 'mid the virgin...beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white quire ; At last she came to his hermitage, Like the bird from the woodlands to the cage, — The gay... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1856 - 266 pages
...noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun, and the sand, and the wild uproar. The lover watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin train she strayed, Nor knew her beauty's beet attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she came to his hermitage, Like the bird... | |
 | American poetry - 1864 - 428 pages
...on the shore, With the sun, and the sand, and the wild uprow The lover watched his graceful maid, Ai mid the virgin train she strayed ; Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow white choir. At last she came to his hermitage, Like the bird from the woodlands to the cage]... | |
 | Marriage - 1867 - 174 pages
...folds, how closely soever it may be kept drawn to the rest of the world. THE MAIDEN AND THE WIFE. • THE lover watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin...last she came to his hermitage Like the bird from the woodland to the cage : The gay enchantment was undone, A gentle wife, but fairy none. RW Emerson. LOVE... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1862 - 610 pages
...noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun, and the sand, and the wild uproar m. The lover watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin...Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by that snow-white choir ; At last, she came to his hermitage, Like the bird from the woodlands to the... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - Readers - 1872 - 432 pages
...noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun, and the sand, and the wild uproar. IV. The lover watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin...enchantment was undone, A gentle wife, but fairy none. v. Then I said, " I covet truth ; Beauty is unripe childhood's cheat; I leave it behind with the games... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - Readers - 1872 - 418 pages
...strayed, Nor kiVnw her beauty's best attire , v Was woven stmjjy the snow-white choir. At lastyShe came to his hermitage, Like the bird from the woodlands .to the cage; — The gay enchantment was ^ncjfine, A gentle wife, but fairy, none. v. Th en I said, "I covet truth; Beauty is unripe childhood's... | |
 | American poems, William Michael Rossetti - American poetry - 1873 - 556 pages
...noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun, and the sand, and the wild uproar. The lover watched his graceful maid As 'mid the virgin...beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white quire. At last she came to his hermitage, Like the bird from the woodlands to the cage,The gay enchantment... | |
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