midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy... The Retrospective Review - Page 3141824Full view - About this book
| American poetry - 1834 - 402 pages
...grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. TO A WATERFOWL. WHITHER, 'midst falling dew, While glow...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or... | |
| Fens, The (England) - 1834 - 332 pages
...desert walks the lapwing flies, And tires its echos with unvaried cries. Goldsmith. TO A WATER FOWL.* Whither, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, ' Thy figure floats along. Seeks't thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake,... | |
| American poetry - 1834 - 406 pages
...wraps the drapery of his eoueh About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. TO A WATERFOWL. WHTTHEB, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the erimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or... | |
| 1837 - 408 pages
...devote hours to the subject. " Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last step of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or... | |
| John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 484 pages
...heard some friendly words ; — but knew not what they were. LESSON CXIV. To a Waterfowl. — BRYANT. WHITHER, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. . Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake,... | |
| John Pierpont - Rare books - 1835 - 484 pages
...friendly words ; — but knew not what they were. LESSON CXIV. To a Waterfowl. — BRYANT. WHITHEK, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or... | |
| Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - Birds - 1835 - 604 pages
...Bryant, an American poet, are so much to the purpose that they need no excuse for their insertion. TO A WATERFOWL. WHITHER 'midst falling dew, While glow...their rosy depths dost thou pursue Thy solitary way 1 Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As darkly painted on the... | |
| 1835 - 562 pages
...new to us, and we cannot refrain from extracting it as a second specimen of this favourite poet. ' To A WATERFOWL. ' Whither, 'midst falling dew, While...day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue The solitary way ? ' Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...distinctly for a considerable time along the Hammersmith-road. The shadows of evening were lengthening, and midst falling dew, While glow the Heavens with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depths it did pursue Its solitary way."* SPITAL SERMONS. In London, on Easter Monday and Tuesday, the Spital... | |
| English essays - 1835 - 736 pages
...before us. We will find room for a specimen or two. To a Waterfowl. Bryant, p. S. Whither, 'midst the falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, [pursue Far through their rosy depths, dost thou Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye [thee wrong,... | |
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