Poems of William Cullen BryantHumphrey Milford, 1914 - 371 pages |
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... Passes preliminary examination for admission to the Bar ( Aug. ) Appointed adjutant in Massachusetts Militia ( July 1816 ) but resigns his commission on conclusion of the war with England ( Feb. 1817 ) • 1811 16 17 1814 19 1816-1817 21 ...
... Passes preliminary examination for admission to the Bar ( Aug. ) Appointed adjutant in Massachusetts Militia ( July 1816 ) but resigns his commission on conclusion of the war with England ( Feb. 1817 ) • 1811 16 17 1814 19 1816-1817 21 ...
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... stirs the stream in play , shall come to thee , Like one that loves thee nor will let thee pass Ungreeted , and shall give its light embrace . 20 30 40 SONG SOON as the glazed and gleaming snow Reflects the THE ENTRANCE TO A WOOD 15.
... stirs the stream in play , shall come to thee , Like one that loves thee nor will let thee pass Ungreeted , and shall give its light embrace . 20 30 40 SONG SOON as the glazed and gleaming snow Reflects the THE ENTRANCE TO A WOOD 15.
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... pass into my heart ; And I envy thy stream as it glides along , Through its beautiful banks in a trance of song . Though forced to drudge for the dregs of men , And scrawl strange words with the barbarous pen , And mingle among the ...
... pass into my heart ; And I envy thy stream as it glides along , Through its beautiful banks in a trance of song . Though forced to drudge for the dregs of men , And scrawl strange words with the barbarous pen , And mingle among the ...
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... pass away With the next sun . From numberless vast trunks , Loosened , the crashing ice shall make a sound Like the far roar of rivers , and the eve Shall close o'er the brown woods as it was wont . 70 80 90 And it is pleasant , when ...
... pass away With the next sun . From numberless vast trunks , Loosened , the crashing ice shall make a sound Like the far roar of rivers , and the eve Shall close o'er the brown woods as it was wont . 70 80 90 And it is pleasant , when ...
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... passing year had brought Its baneful lesson , they had filled the world With their abominations ; while its tribes , Trodden to earth , imbruted , and despoiled , Had knelt to them in worship ; sacrifice Had smoked on many an altar ...
... passing year had brought Its baneful lesson , they had filled the world With their abominations ; while its tribes , Trodden to earth , imbruted , and despoiled , Had knelt to them in worship ; sacrifice Had smoked on many an altar ...
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Page 11 - Nor in the embrace of ocean, shall exist Thy image. Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again...
Page 17 - 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. He who, 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.
Page 12 - All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom.
Page 171 - Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again; The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.
Page 122 - Woe to the English soldiery That little dread us near! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear; When, waking to their tents on fire, They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again; And they who fly in terror deem A mighty host behind, And hear the tramp of thousands Upon the hollow wind.
Page 12 - Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh When thou art gone, the solemn brood of care Plod on, and each one as before will chase His favorite phantom; yet all these shall leave Their mirth and their employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee.
Page 217 - Modest and shy as a nun is she; One weak chirp is her only note. Braggart and prince of braggarts is he, Pouring boasts from his little throat : Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink; Never was I afraid of man ; Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can! Chee, chee, chee.
Page 217 - Six white eggs on a bed of hay, Flecked with purple, a pretty sight : There as the mother sits all day, Robert is singing with all his might, Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink, Nice good wife that never goes out, Keeping house while I frolic about. Chee, chee, chee.
Page 68 - Here is continual worship ; nature, here, In the tranquillity that thou dost love, Enjoys thy presence. Noiselessly, around, From perch to perch, the solitary bird Passes ; and yon clear spring, that, 'midst its herbs, Wells softly forth, and visits the strong roots Of half the mighty forest, tells no tale Of all the good it does. Thou hast not left Thyself without a witness, in these shades, Of thy perfections. Grandeur, strength, and grace Are here to speak of thee.
Page 16 - Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast, The desert and illimitable air, — Lone wandering but not lost.