This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings In gulfs enchanted, where the siren sings, And coral reefs lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise... Cyclopadia of American Literature - Page 377by Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1881Full view - About this book
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 pages
...CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poeta feign, Sails the unshadowed main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind...gauze no more unfurl ; Wrecked is the ship of pearl I And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 pages
...unshadowed main, — The venturous dark that flings On the sw«et summer wind its purpled wings In g,ll fs enchanted, where the siren sings, And coral reefs...lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streammg hair Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wrecked is the ship of pearl 1 And every chambered... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pages
...CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind...streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to... | |
| Caroline Snowden Guild - 1860 - 366 pages
...THIS is the (hip of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unfliadowed main — The venturous barque that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings In gulfs enchanted, where the syren fings, And coral reefs lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their ftreaming hair. Its... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind...streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 pages
...CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind...enchanted, where the siren sings, And coral reefs lic bure, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 798 pages
...CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind...streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to... | |
| Richard Meade Bache - 1866 - 394 pages
...which poets feign Sails the unshadowed main The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer winds its purpled wings, In gulfs enchanted, where the siren...cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair." The Portuguese man-of-war sails in little fleets about the waters of the Beef, and we often passed... | |
| Richard Meade Bache - 1865 - 408 pages
...Sails the unshadowed main The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer winds its purpled wmg» In gulfs enchanted, where the siren sings And coral...cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair." The Portuguese man-of-war sails in little fleets about the waters of the Reef, and we often passed... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 pages
...TRITON, HOLMES. I. THIS is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main,— The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind...the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. u. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl; Wrecked is the ship of pearl! And every chambered cell,... | |
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