The twilight hours, like birds, flew by, As lightly and as free ; Ten thousand stars were in the sky, Ten thousand on the sea : , For every wave with dimpled face, That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its embrace And held it trembling there. Ship and Shore: Or, Pencil Sketches on a Recent Voyage To, and a Tour In ... - Page 144by John Spence (jr.), Young physician - 1847 - 148 pagesFull view - About this book
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...caught Their sprinkled drops of dew, They kissed my feet, and quick as thought Away the ripples flew. The twilight hours like birds flew by, As lightly...thousand in the sea ; For every wave with dimpled check, That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its embrace, And held it trembling there. The... | |
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...caught Their sprinkled drops of dew, They kissed my feet, and, quick as thought, Away the ripples flew. The twilight hours, like birds, flew by, As lightly...: Ten thousand stars were in the sky, Ten thousand on the sea : For every wave with dimpled face , That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its... | |
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