 midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy...  History of Lee County - Page 301881 - 873 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Poetry - 1885 - 154 pages
...depths, glow with the last steps of day." 3. rosy, with the sunset. 7. vriinsiMi, " rosy " in line 3. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, 10 Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a Power whose care... | |
 | William Swinton - Readers - 1885 - 624 pages
...solitary way?2 Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly limned3 upon the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. /' Seek'st thou the plashy 4 brink Of weedy lake, or marge5 of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed... | |
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell - Readers, American - 1888 - 366 pages
...way ? Vainly the fowler's eye 5 Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st...plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, i° Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a Power whose care... | |
 | Emma J. Todd, W. B. Powell - 1890 - 522 pages
...way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st...Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocky billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way... | |
 | John Kneeland, Henry Nathan Wheeler - American literature - 1891 - 508 pages
...steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st...plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, w Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean-side ? There is a Power whose care... | |
 | Emma J. Todd, William Bramwell Powell - Readers - 1892 - 546 pages
...way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st...Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocky billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - Readers - 1892 - 110 pages
...contradicted the motion of the winds and the progress of the bird through the air. So you have my defence." Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, w Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean-side ? There is a Power whose care... | |
 | Emma J. Todd - 1896 - 522 pages
...way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st...Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocky billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way... | |
 | Readers - 1898 - 522 pages
...Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong dimly seen against the distant sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy...Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide Or where the rocky billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way... | |
 | Readers - 1898 - 524 pages
...way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly seen against the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink m Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean... | |
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