 | American poetry - 1839 - 430 pages
...angry forms they saw of powers malign ; These they besought to spare, those blessed for aid divine. As the fresh sense of life, through every vein, With...truths went down from sire to son,— To reverence age,—the sluggish hunter's shame, And craven warrior's infamy, to shun,— And still avenge each... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1841 - 422 pages
...; These they besought to spare, those blessed for aid divine. •! 118 COMMON-PLACE BOOR OF POETRY. As the fresh sense of life, through every vein, With...came, Comely they grew, patient of toil and pain, v \ And, as the fleet deer's, agile was their frame : \, Of meaner vices scarce they knew the name;... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...angry forms they saw of powers malign ; These they besought to spare, those bless'd for aid divine. As the fresh sense of life, through every vein. With...fleet deer's, agile was their frame; Of meaner vices scaree they knew the name; These simple truths went down from sire to son, — To reverence age, —... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1845 - 538 pages
...angry forms they saw of powers malign ; These they hesought to spare, those bless'd for aid divine. As the fresh sense of life, through every vein, With...their frame ; Of meaner vices scarce they knew the mime ; These simple truths went down from sire to son, — To reverence age, — the sluggish hunter's... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1846 - 428 pages
...angry forms they saw of powers malign; These they besought to spare, those blessed for aid divine. As the fresh sense of life, through every vein, With the pure air they drank, inspiiirig came, Comely they grew, patient of toil and pain, And, as the fleet deer's, agile was their,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1855 - 690 pages
...These they besought to spare, those bless'd for aid divine. As the fresh sense of life, through ever)' vein, With the pure air they drank, inspiring came, Comely they grew, patient of toil arid pain, And as the fleet deer's, agile was their frame ; Of meaner vices scarce they knew the name... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 816 pages
...The angry forms they saw of powers malign; These they besought to spare, those blest for aid divine. As the fresh sense of life, through every vein, With...Comely they grew, patient of toil and pain, And as the tleet deer's agile was their frame; Of meaner vices scarce they knew the name; These simple truths... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 1010 pages
...angry forms they saw of powers malign ; These they besought to spare, those blest for aid diTÍue. As the fresh sense of life, through every vein, With the pure air tl&y drank, inspiring came, Comely they grew, patient of toil and pain, And as the rleet deer's agile... | |
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These they besought to spare, those blessed for aid divine. As the fresh sense of life, through every vein, With the pure air they drank, inspiring came, Comely they grew, patient of toil and pain, And, as the fleet deer's, agile was their frame: Of meaner... 