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... Tales of Animals: Comprising Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects - Page 256by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1837 - 327 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1822 - 764 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou 'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet, on my heart, Deeply hath sunk the lesson...boundless sky thy certain flight, • In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps, aright. We had marked several more extracts for quotation from... | |
| American poetry - 1822 - 298 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou 'st gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet, on my heart, Deeply hath sunk the lesson...boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. TRANSLATION OF A FRAGMENT OF SIMONIDES. THE night winds... | |
| Arminianism - 1823 - 908 pages
...Thou'rt gone ; tli' abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd np thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath gunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart....boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. STANZAS, Composed on reading TW MALKIN'S " Lints on... | |
| Arminianism - 1879 - 1042 pages
...along that pathless coast, — The desert and illimitable air, — Lone wandering, bat not lost. ' 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.' Although he was no Pantheist, he believed that in a... | |
| English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou'rt gone ; th' abyss of heav'n Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast giv'n, And shall not soon depart. He, who from zone to zone Guides through the boundless sky thy certain... | |
| John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone ! the abyss_of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. LESSON CXV. Hohenlinden. — CAMPBELL. ON Linden, when... | |
| English literature - 1832 - 358 pages
...sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone — the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart, He, who from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will guide my steps aright. When this noble burst of melodious rythm, natural picturing,... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1824 - 452 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thon'st gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed op thy form ; yet, on my heart, Deeply hath sunk the lesson...boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright., Various kinds of insects are now seen ' sporting in... | |
| William Hone - Calendars - 1827 - 858 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...And shall not soon depart. He, who from zone to zone 970 «ATURA LISTS' CALENDAR. Mean Temperature. . . 64 • 02. 13. TEE CORNISH FALSTAFF. For tin Entry-Day... | |
| 1829 - 436 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy shelter'd nest. Thou 'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson...boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. THE MURDERED TRAVELLER. WHEN spring to woods and wastes... | |
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