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
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou 'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. THE BATTLE-FIELD. ONCE this soft turf, this rivulet's sands, Were trampled by a hurrying crowd, And... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Taylor - Language and languages - 1842 - 214 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. CHAPTER V. The model society ofthe hive-bee — The Wasp — The Ant — The Ant-lion — The land... | |
| Abiel Abbot Livermore - Bible - 1842 - 358 pages
...illimitable air, — Lone wandering, but not lost. " Thou 'rt gone, the abyis 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." 27. Luke xii. 25, 26. — Add one cubit unto his stature. A cubit is a measure, from the elbow to the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Taylor - Language and languages - 1842 - 216 pages
...Thou'rt gone — tbe^byss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk tho lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart....the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my stjps aright. CHAPTER V. The model society of the hive-bee — The Wasp — The Ant — The Anl-lion... | |
| Birds - 1842 - 294 pages
...reeds shall bend Loose o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou'rt gone ; th' abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, WOODNOTES. THE CARRION CROW. THE Carrion Crow is a sexton bold, He raketh the dead from out of the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Taylor - Language and languages - 1842 - 250 pages
...reeds shall bend Scon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone — the abyss of heaven Math swallowed up thy form; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. Ho, who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 278 pages
...o'er thy shelter'd nest, (161) 182 THE BBOTHEBS. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. THE BROTHERS, BY C. SPRAGUE. WE ABE BUT TWO — the others sleep Through death's untroubled night ;... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 280 pages
...o'er thy shelter'd nest, {101) 162 THE BROTHERS. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy.certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. THE BROTHERS.... | |
| Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 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...not soon depart. He, who, from zone to zone, Guides thro' the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou *rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,... | |
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