 THESE are the gardens of the Desert, these The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name — The Prairies. I behold them for the first, And my heart swells, while the dilated sight Takes in the encircling vastness....  Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois - Page 745edited by - 1905 - 1060 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1851 - 786 pages
...And mv heart swells while the dilated tight Takes m the encircling vastuess. Lo ! they stretch III airy undulations far away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood still, with all bis rounded billows fixed, And motiouless for ever. Motiouless ? No! — they an all unchained again.... | |
 | 1833 - 508 pages
...boundless unshorn fields, where lingers yet The beauty of the earth ere man had sinned — The Prairies. I behold them for the first, And my heart swells,...they stretch In airy undulations, far away, As if an ocean in its gentlest swell Stood still, with all its rounded billows fixed And motionless forever.... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1836 - 286 pages
...unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name — The Prairies. I behold them for the first, And my heart swells,...with all his rounded billows fixed, And motionless for ever. — Motionless? — No — they are all unchained again. The clouds Sweep over with their... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1836 - 288 pages
...unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, For which the speech of England has no name — The Prairies. I behold them for the first, And my heart swells,...away, As if the ocean, in his gentlest swell, Stood stiD, with all his rounded billows fixed, And motionless for ever. — Motionless ? — No — they... | |
 | 1836 - 496 pages
...compressed at the sides. Rambling onwards in the direction of Sandusky, I now came upon the prairies. " I behold them for the first, And my heart swells,...the encircling vastness. Lo ! They stretch In airy undulation far away, As if an ocean in its gentlest swell Stood still, with all its rounded billows... | |
 | 1836 - 496 pages
...compressed at the sides. Rambling onwards in the direction of Sandusky, I now came upon the prairies. " I behold them for the first, And my heart swells,...the dilated sight Takes in the encircling vastness. 1л ! They stretch In airy undulation far away, As if an ocean in its gentlest swell Stood still, with... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - Economics - 1837 - 164 pages
...unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, And fresh as the young earth ere man had sinned. The Prairies! I behold them for the first. And my heart swells....his rounded billows fixed, And motionless forever. — Motionless ? — No— they're all unchained again. The clouds Sweep over with their shadows, and... | |
 | William Chambers - Literature - 1837 - 352 pages
...boundless unshorn fields, where lingers yet The beauty of the earth ere man had sinned ; The prairies. I behold them for the first, And my heart swells, while the delighted sight Takes in the encircling vastness. Lo ! they stretch In airy undulations, far away,... | |
 | Edmund Flagg - Illinois - 1838 - 306 pages
...bold mountain scenery of the North, and •who now gazed upon them " for the first." " The prairies ! I behold them for the first, And my heart swells,...the dilated sight Takes in the encircling vastness." As I rode leisurely along upon the prairie's edge, I passed many noble farms, with their log-cabins... | |
 | 1839 - 580 pages
...the bold mountain scenery of the North, and who now gazed upon them " for the first." "The prairies ! I behold them for the first, And my heart swells, while the dilated sight Takes in th'e encircling vastnees." As I rode leisurely along upon the prairie's edge, I passed many noble farms, with their... | |
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