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| American literature - 1901 - 694 pages
...green hills alone; A sacred nook in a pleasant land, Whose groves the frolic fairies planned ; Whose arches green the livelong day Echo the blackbird's...trod — A spot that is sacred to thought and God. " O, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I tread on the pride of Greece and Rome ; And when lam stretched... | |
| Augustine Birrell - English literature - 1902 - 346 pages
...in yon green hills, alone, A secret nook in a pleasant land, Whose groves the frolic fairies planned Where arches green the livelong day Echo the blackbird's...never trod, A spot that is sacred to thought and God.' THE OFFICE OF LITERATURE. DR. JOHN BROWN'S pleasant story has become well known, of the countryman... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1902 - 348 pages
...green hills alone, — A secret nook in a pleasant land, Whose groves the frolic fairies planned ; Where arches green, the livelong day, Echo the blackbird's...never trod, A spot that is sacred to thought and God. 0, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I tread on the pride of Greece and Rome ; And when I am stretched... | |
| Education - 1903 - 668 pages
...pleasant land, Whose groves the frolic fairies planned; Where arches green, the livelong day, Echoes the blackbird's roundelay, And vulgar feet have never trod A spot that is sacred to thought and God. 31 1903- J 35 Oh, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I tread on the pride of Greece and Rome; And when... | |
| Clara Bancroft Beatley - English poetry - 1903 - 244 pages
...afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes. Aurora Leigh. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNINCI O, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I tread on the pride of Greece and Eome ; And when I am stretched beneath the pines, Where the evening star so holy shines, I laugh at... | |
| Clara Bancroft Beatley - English poetry - 1903 - 224 pages
...common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes. Aurora Leigh. ELIZABETH BARRETT O, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I tread on the pride of Greece and Eorne ; And when I am stretched beneath the pines, Where the evening star so holy shines, I laugh at... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1904 - 602 pages
...green hills alone, — A secret nook in a pleasant land, Whose groves the frolic fairies planned ; Where arches green, the livelong day, Echo the blackbird's...never trod A spot that is sacred to thought and God. O, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I tread on the pride of Greece and Rome ; And when I am stretched... | |
| Richard Burton - American literature - 1904 - 344 pages
...green hills alone, — A secret nook in a pleasant land, Whose groves the frolic fairies planned ; Where arches green, the livelong day, Echo the blackbird's...never trod A spot that is sacred to thought and God. O, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I tread on the pride of Greece and Rome ; And when I am stretched... | |
| English poetry - 1904 - 1058 pages
...yon green hills alone, — A secret nook in a pleasant land, Whose groves the frolic fairies planned; Where arches green, the livelong day, Echo the blackbird's...never trod A spot that is sacred to thought and God. O, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I tread on the pride of Greece îind Koine ; And when I am stretched... | |
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