Take the wings Of morning, and the Barcan desert pierce, Or lose thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound Save his own dashings — yet the dead are there ! And millions in those solitudes, since first The flight of years... The Poets and Poetry of America - Page 103by Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 476 pagesFull view - About this book
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound Save his own dashings — yet — the dead are there, And millions in those...have laid them down In their last sleep — the dead reign there alone. — So shalt thou rest — and what if thou withdraw Unheeded by the living, and... | |
| 1853 - 442 pages
...thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound, Save his own dashings — yet — the DEAD are there, And millions, in those...have laid them down In their last sleep — the dead rnign there alone. — So shalt thou rest — and what if thou shalt fall Unnoticed by the living —... | |
| Elizabeth Nicholson - 1853 - 412 pages
...thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and b,ears no sound, Save his own dashings — yet — the DEAD are there, And millions, in those...have laid them down In their last sleep — the dead reign there alone. — So shalt thou rest — and what if thou shalt fall Unnoticed by the living —... | |
| William Russell - 1853 - 432 pages
...first The flight of years began, have laid them down To their last sleep : — the dead reign there alone. — So shalt thou rest; — and what if thou...and no friend Take note of thy departure ? All that hreathe Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh When thou art gone, the solemn'brood of care Plod... | |
| 1853 - 380 pages
...it not. All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom. * * * * And millions in those solitudes, since first The flight...years began, have laid them down In their last sleep. How different is this old forest from the smooth woods, so trim and cleared, where picnics are held,... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 pages
...last sleep : the dead reign there alone. 7. So shalt thou rest ; and what if thou shalt fall Unnoticed by the living ; and no friend Take note of thy departure? All that breathe Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh When thou art gone ; the solemn + brood of caro Plod on : and... | |
| Fort Hill Cemetery Association - 1853 - 146 pages
...last sleep — the dead reign there alone. So shalt thou rest; and what ifthou shalt fall Unnoticed by the living, and no friend Take note of thy departure ! All that breathe Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh When thou art gone, the solemn brood'of care Plod on, and each... | |
| Rufus Wheelwright Clark - 1853 - 288 pages
...the melody of heaven Christian reader, " So shalt thon rest ; and what if thou shalt fall Unnoticed by the living, and no friend Take note of thy departure ? All that breathe Will share thy destiny. * * * * As the long train Of ages glide away, the sons of men, — The young, in... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound, Save his own dashings — yet the dead are there; And millions in those solitudes,...Take note of thy departure? All that breathe Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh When thou art gone, the solemn brood of care Plod on, and each... | |
| John Frost - 1855 - 462 pages
...thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound,. Save his own dashings, yet, the dead are there. And millions in those solitudes,...have laid them down In their last sleep ; the dead reign there alone. So shalt thou rest ; and what if thou shalt fall Unheeded by the living ; and no... | |
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