Thyself without a witness, in these shades, Of thy perfections. Grandeur, strength and grace Are here to speak of thee. This mighty oak — By whose immovable stem I stand and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince. In all that proud old world beyond... The Tuftonian - Page 1201895Full view - About this book
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...forest-brethren, to the altitude of from one hundred and fifty to at least one hundred and eighty feet. " Not a prince, In all that proud old world beyond the...deep, E'er wore his crown as loftily, as he Wears his green coronal of leaves.'1 The White Pine is, par excellence, a New England tree, and has ever... | |
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...mighty oak — By whose immoveable stem I stand and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince, In all the proud old world beyond the deep, E'er wore his crown...as he Wears the green coronal of leaves with which Tby hand has graced him. Nestled at his root Is beauty, such as blooms not in the glare Of the broad... | |
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...perfections. Grandeur, strength, and grace Are here to speak of thee. This mighty oak— By whose immoveable stem I stand, and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince, In all the proud old world beyond the deep, E'er wore his crown as loftily as he Wears the green coronal of... | |
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...oak — By whose immoveable stem I stand, and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince, In all the proud old world beyond the deep, E'er wore his crown...his root Is beauty, such as blooms not in the glare ( 'f the broad sun. That delicate forest flower, With scented breath, and look so like a smile, Seems,... | |
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