 And soon that toil shall end ; Soon shalt thou find a summer home and rest, And scream among thy fellows ; reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk...  Time's Telescope - Page 1151824Full view - About this book
 | Henry Duncan - Natural theology - 1839 - 436 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou "rt gone ; the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright." BRYANT. It is chiefly during the months of autumn that these remarkable migrations take place, which... | |
 | 1839 - 320 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone ! the abyss of Heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...must tread alone, •• Will lead my steps aright. NOTICE. THE OLD SERIES OF THE " FLY." The 63 number» which form the old series may be had of any bookseller,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 292 pages
...reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright M2 THE BATTLE-FIELD. ONCE this soft turf, this rivulet's sands, Were trampled by a hurrying crowd,... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...reeds shall hend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou 'rt gone ; the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. THE SILKWOPuM. BY SJ HALE. THERE is no form upon our earth, That bears the mighty Maker's seal, But... | |
 | Association for the Improvement of Juvenile Books - Children's poetry - 1841 - 250 pages
...bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone ; the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form j yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast...Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, III the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. BRYANT. TRUST IN GOD. " Thou wilt... | |
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...reeds slialj bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. 7 Thou 'rt gone ! the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. 8 He, who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1840 - 548 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. ThoiiVt gone — the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form : yet, on my heart, Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, Ana shall not soon depart He, who from zone to zone Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,... | |
 | American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. THE UNION HYMN. BY DR. WARD. WHEN o'er the wide land terror-clouds were rolling, When tyrant rulers... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1841 - 422 pages
...; the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson tbou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He, who, from...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. The Constancy of Nature contrasted with the Changes in Jltunan Life. — DANA. How like eternity doth... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - Bible - 1841 - 360 pages
...illimitable air, — Lone wandering, but not lost. " Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depatt. " He who from zone to zone Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long... | |
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