 Before him, like a blood-red flag, The bright flamingoes flew ; From morn till night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And...  Poems on Slavery - Page 13by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 31 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1843 - 424 pages
...night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard...hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drams, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of liberty... | |
 | Jane Thomas (née Pinhorn) - 1850 - 300 pages
...night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion's roar, And the hyena's scream ; And the river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the liy.rn.i scream, And .the river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And k passed,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 128 pages
...night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the hytena scream, And the river horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed,... | |
 | Edward Rupert Humphreys - 1852 - 190 pages
...night he followed their flight O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the hysena scream, And the river-horse, as he crush'd the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it pass'd... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 496 pages
...night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the hysena scream, And the river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed,... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roof of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyena scream, And the river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed,... | |
 | Edward Rupert Humphreys - 1854 - 486 pages
...night he followed their flight O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard...And the hyaena scream, And the river-horse, as he crush'd the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed like a glorious roll of drums, Through... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...ocean rose to view. At night he heard the Hon roar, And the hyaena scream, And the river-horse, äs he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drum s, Through the triumph of his dream. Shouted of liberty; And the blast of the Desert cried aloud,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 568 pages
...night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar. And the hysena scream, And the river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed,... | |
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