The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between ; The venerable woods, rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and poured round all Old Ocean's gray and melancholy... Sidelights on American Literature - Page 311by Fred Lewis Pattee - 1922 - 342 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 408 pages
...ancient as the sun, — the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between The venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That...meadows green — and, poured round all, Old ocean's grey and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man." We now... | |
| 1822 - 858 pages
...ancient as the sun,.— the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between The venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That...meadows green — and, poured round all, Old Ocean's grey and melancholy waste,— Arc but the solemu decorations all 510 OS the great touib of nun. The... | |
| 1822 - 298 pages
...ancient as the sun, — the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between The venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That...meadows green — and, poured round all, Old Ocean's grey and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden... | |
| 1822 - 764 pages
...the sun, — the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between The venerable woods — rivers'that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make...meadows green — and, poured round all, Old Ocean's grey and melancholy waste, — • Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The... | |
| 1879 - 1042 pages
...ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in pensive quietness between The venerable woods ; rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green, and, pourcJ round all, Old ocean's grey and melancholy wasteAre but the solemn decorations all Of the great... | |
| John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...as the sun, — the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between ; The venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That...round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, The planets, all the... | |
| 1824 - 408 pages
...ancient as the sun, — the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between The venerable woods — rivers that move • In majesty, and the complaining brooks...meadows green — and, poured round all, Old ocean's grey and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man." We now... | |
| 1825 - 412 pages
...as the sun, — the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between ; The venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and poured roui all, Old ocean's grey and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great... | |
| 1825 - 426 pages
...— the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between ; The venerable woods — rivers that move Tn majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and poured round Old ocean's grey and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of... | |
| 1822 - 814 pages
...ancient as the sun,— tin, vales Stretching in pensive quietness between The venerable woods— rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That...meadows green — and, poured round all, Old Ocean's grey and melancholy waste,— Are but the solemn decorationt all Of the great touib of roao. The golden... | |
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