 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - Indians of North America - 1835 - 328 pages
...leaflets of thy vapour wreath, For they may sport unharmed amid the cloud, Or listen at the echoing gate of heaven, Without reproof. But as for us, it seems Scarce lawful, with our broken tones, to speak Familiarly of thee. — Methinks, to tint Thy glorious features with our pencil's... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - American poetry - 1837 - 416 pages
...leaflets of thy vapor wreath, — Who sport unharmed upon the fleecy cloud, And listen at the echoing gate of heaven, Without reproof. But as for us, — it seems Scarce lawful with our broken tones to speak Familiarly of thee. — Methinks, to tint Thy glorious features with our pencil's... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...leaflets of thy vapor-wreath, For they may sport unharmed amid the cloud, Or listen at the echoing gate of heaven, Without reproof. But as for us, it seems Scarce lawful, with our broken tones, to speak Familiarly of thee. Methinks, to tint Thy glorious features with our pencil's... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 302 pages
...leaflets of thy vapor-wreath, For they may sport unharmed amid the cloud, Or listen at the echoing gate of heaven, Without reproof. But as for us, it seems Scarce lawful, with our broken tones, to speak Familiarly of thee. Methinks, to tint Thy glorious features with our pencil's... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - American poetry - 1857 - 348 pages
...For them to touch thy garment's hem, or stir Thy diamond wreath, who sport upon the cloud Unblam'd, or warble at the gate of heaven Without reproof. But, as for usj_it .seems Scarce lawful, with our erring lips to talk Familiarly of thee. Methinks, to trace Thine... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 216 pages
...leaflets of thy vapour wreath,— Who sport unharmed upon the fleecy cloud, And listen at the echoing gate of heaven, Without reproof. — But as for us, — it seems Scarce lawful with our broken tones to speak Familiarly of thee. — Methinks, to tint Thy glorious features with our pencil's... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...leaflets of thy vapour-wreath, For they may sport unharm'd amid the cloud, Or listen at the echoing gate of heaven, Without reproof. But as for us, it seems Scarce lawful, with our broken tones, to speak Familiarly of thee. Methinks, to tint Thy glorious features with our pencil's... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...they may sport unharmed amid the cloud, PART H. j HEADER AND SPEAKER. 147 Or listen at the echoing gate of heaven, Without reproof. But as for us, it seems Scarce lawful, with our broken tones, to speak Familiarly of thee. Methinks to tint 5 Thy glorious features with our pencil's... | |
 | Charles William Everest - American literature - 1844 - 480 pages
...For them to touch thy garment's hem, or stir Thy diamond wreath, who sport upon the cloud, Unblamed, or warble at the gate of heaven Without reproof. But, as for us, it seems 209 210 Scarce lawful, with our erring lips to talk . • Familiarly of thee. Methinks, to trace Thine... | |
 | William Barham - Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) - 1847 - 196 pages
...leaflets of thy vapour-wreath, — Who sport unharmed upon the fleecy cloud, And listen at the gates of Heaven, Without reproof. But, as for us, — it seems Scarce lawful with our broken tones to speak Familiarly of thee. Methiuks, to tint Thy glorious features with our pencil's... | |
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Tis meet for them, To touch thy garment's hem, and lightly stir The snowy leaflets of thy vapor-wreath, For they may sport unharmed amid the cloud, Or listen at the echoing gate of heaven, Without reproof. But as for us, it seems Scarce lawful, with our... 
