 Or, rising half in his rounded nest, He takes the time to smooth his breast ; Then drops again, with filmed eyes. And sleeps as the last vibration dies. Sweet bird ! I would that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and...  The poetical works of N.P. Willis - Seite 70von Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1867 - 260 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1835 - 274 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men ; And daily, with unwilling...soar, Or, at a half-felt wish for rest, Canst smooth thy feathers on thy breast, And drop, forgetful, to thy nest. I would that in such wings of gold I... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1835 - 878 Seiten
...wings to fly to wood and glen. Thy lot, like mine. Is cast with men I Ana daily, with unwilling feet, 1 tread, like thee, the crowded street ; But, unlike me, when day Is o'er, Thou canst dlsmisa the world and soar. Or, at a half-felt wish for rest. Canst smooth thy feathers on thy breast,... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1837 - 266 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men ; And daily, with unwilling...o'er, Thou canst dismiss the world and soar, Or, at a half felt wish for rest, Canst smooth thy feathers on thy breast, And drop forgetful, to thy nest.... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 328 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men ; And daily, with unwilling...soar, Or, at a half-felt wish for rest, Canst smooth thy feathers on thy breast, And drop, forgetful, to thy nest. I would that in such wings of gold I... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wines to fly to wood and glen ! Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men ; And daily, with unwilling...and soar, Or, at a half-felt wish for rest, Canst smoothe thy feathers on thy breast, And drop, forgetful, to thy nest. I would that, in such wings of... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1843 - 324 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men; And daily, with unwilling feet, I tread, like thee, the crowded street; Thou canst dismiss the world and soar, But, unlike me, when day is o'er, Or, at a half-felt wish for... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1846 - 364 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men; And daily, with unwilling feet, I tread, like thee, the crowded street ; l?ut, unlike me, when day is o'er, Thou canst dismiss the world and soar, Or, at a half-felt wish... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1848 - 504 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men ; And daily, with unwilling...for rest, Canst smooth the feathers on thy breast, I And drop, forgetful, to thy nest. 120 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WBITTEN FOB A PICTOBE. I LOVE to look on... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1859 - 290 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men ; And daily, with unwilling...o'er, Thou canst dismiss the world and soar, Or, at a half- felt wish for rest, Canst smooth the feathers on thy breast, And drop, forgetful, to thy nest.... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 434 Seiten
...that I could be A hermit in the crowd, like thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine is cast with men ; And daily, with unwilling...soar ; Or, at a half-felt wish for rest, Canst smooth thy feathers on thy breast, And drop, forgetful, to thy nest. I would that in such wings of gold I... | |
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