Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later delicate death. Prais'd be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious,... Selections from the Prose and Poetry of Walt Whitman - Page 182by Walt Whitman - 1898 - 257 pagesFull view - About this book
| Cheltenham College - 1868 - 412 pages
...passages. This is mine — ' Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving In the day in the night— to all, to each, Sooner or later — delicate death — Praised be the fathomless universe For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, And... | |
| 1927 - 426 pages
...could not last. George Sterling: The Man lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving In the day, in the night, to all, to each,...sure-enwinding arms of coolenfolding death. Dark mother always gliding near with soft feet, Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome? Then I chant it... | |
| Walt Whitman - 1868 - 464 pages
...song of the bird. 1 6. Come, lovely and soothing Death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate Death. Praised be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious ; And for... | |
| American poems, William Michael Rossetti - 1873 - 556 pages
...bird. DEATH CAROL. 1 6. Come, lovely and soothing Death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate Death. Praised be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, And for... | |
| American poems - 1878 - 536 pages
...CARO.X- ^ ,-.,!_ 1 6. Come, lovely and soothing Death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate Death. Praised be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, And for... | |
| 1928 - 694 pages
...take command of me." "Came lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later delicate death." So might one go on indefinitely choosing in the one book that Whitman has left us, "Leaves of Grass,"... | |
| Walter Lewin - 1880 - 368 pages
...moments for reasons. Come, lovely and soothing Death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate Death. Praised be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, for objects and knowledge curious; And for love,... | |
| 1882 - 1050 pages
...the dimness, To the solemn shadowy cedars and ghostly pines so still. The bird sang the ' Carol of Death.' Prais'd be the fathomless universe, For life...sweet love — but praise ! praise ! praise ! For the sure-en winding arms of cool-enfolding death. The hearer stands rapt by the charm and holding as if... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...THOMAS GHAT. Ckuil) Carol. COME, lovely and soothing Death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later, delicate Death. Praised be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious ; And for... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1883 - 924 pages
...the dimness. To tbe solemn shadowy cedars and ghostly pines so still. The bird sang the " Carol of Death." Prais'd be the fathomless universe, For life...For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death. The hearer stands wrapt by the charm and holding as if by the hand his mystic companions, while the... | |
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