 Gazing, with a timid glance, On the brooklet's swift advance, On the river's broad expanse ! Deep and still, that gliding stream Beautiful to thee must seem, As the river of a dream. Then why pause with indecision. When bright angels in thy vision Beckon...  Vers de Société - Page 2841875 - 401 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Then why pause with indecision, When bright angels, in thy vision, Beckon thee to fields Elysian ? Seest thou shadows sailing by, As the dove with startled eye, Sees the falcon's shadow fly ? Hearest thon voices on the shore, That our ears perceive no more, Deafened by the cataract's roar ? 0, thou... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 144 pages
...dream. Then why pause with indecision, When bright angels in thy vision Beckon thee to fields Elysian ? Seest thou shadows sailing by, As the dove, with startled...the cataract's roar ? O, thou child of many prayers ! Life hath quicksands, — Life hath snares ! « Care and age come unawares ! 1 4 Like the swell of... | |
 | 1842 - 818 pages
...on Beckon thec lo fields Elysian Srest tbou shadows sailing by As the dove, with startled eye See* the falcon's shadow fly ? Hearest thou voices on the...ears perceive no more, Deafened by the cataract's mat 7 0, thou child of many prayers ! Life hath quicksands, — Life hath snares ! Can- and age come... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...dream. Then, why pause with indecision, When bright angels in thy vision Beckon thee to fields Elysian ? Seest thou shadows sailing by, As the dove, with startled eye, Sees the faleon's shadow fly ? Hearest thou voices on the shore, That our ears pereeive no more, Deafen'd by... | |
 | 1843 - 758 pages
...EngraTing. INNOcENcE ! with meek, brown eye* In whose orbs a shadow lies, Like the dusk in evening skies ! Seest thou shadows sailing by As the dove with startled...the cataract's roar ? O thou child of many prayers ! Life hath quicksands — life hath snares ! Care and age come unawares ! Like the swell of some sweet... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...dream. Then why pause with indecision, When bright angels in thy vision Beckon thee to fields Elysian ? Seest thou shadows sailing by, As the dove, with startled...the cataract's roar ? O, thou child of many prayers ! Life hath quicksands, — Life hath snares ! Care and age come unawares ! Like the swell of some... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...dream. Then, why pause with indecision, When bright angels in thy vision Beckon thee to fields Elysian ? Seest thou shadows sailing by, As the dove, with startled...voices on the shore, That our ears perceive no more, Deafen'd by the cataract's roar 1 O, thou child of many prayers ! Life hath quicksands, — Life hath... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 302 pages
...dream. Then, why pause with indecision, When bright angels in thy vision Beckon thee to fields Elysian ? Seest thou shadows sailing by, As the dove, with startled...voices on the shore, That our ears perceive no more, Deafen'd by the cataract's roar ? O, thou child of many prayers ! Life hath quicksands — Life hath... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - American literature - 1848 - 468 pages
...obvious to all who did not wilfully shut their eyes to their existence. CHAPTER XIII. Hearest tbou voices on the shore That our ears perceive no more, Deafened by the cataract's roar? Bear, through sorrow, wrong and ruth, In thy heart the dew of youth, On thy lips the smile of truth.... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1849 - 892 pages
...Scent thou shadows sailing by, As tho dove, with startled eye, Sees the falcon's ohadow fly ? Ilear'st thou voices on the shore. That our ears perceive no more, Deafened by the cataract's roar ? Ob, thou child of iminy prayers ! T.ife hath quicksands — life hath snares: Care and ago come unawares... | |
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