 The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence,...  Poems - Seite 54von William Cullen Bryant - 1859 - 286 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1858 - 778 Seiten
...worship. " The groves were God's first templet. Era man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed...wood, Amidst the cool and silence he knelt down, And oflVr'd to the Mightiest solemn thank* And supplication." But convenience, and other reasons which... | |
 | 1826 - 520 Seiten
...learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he trained The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound...simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, That, from the stilly twilight of the place, And from the gray old trunks that high in heaven Mingled... | |
 | 1824 - 494 Seiten
...HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed...supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the sacred iufluences, That, from the stilly twilight of the place, And from the gray old trunks that high in... | |
 | 1825 - 574 Seiten
...hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lolly vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems...supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the sacred iufluences, That, from the stilly twilight of the place, And from the gray old trunks that high in... | |
 | 1825 - 492 Seiten
...architrave, And spread the roof ahove them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll hack The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst...simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, That, from the stilly twilight of the place. And from the gray old trunks that high in heaven Mingled... | |
 | 1826 - 524 Seiten
...Gazette.] THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed...simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences That, from the stilly twilight of the place And from the gray old trunks that high in heaven Mingled... | |
 | 1826 - 518 Seiten
...lines. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed...simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, That, from the stilly twilight of the place, And from the gray old trunks that high in heaven" Mingled... | |
 | 1826 - 192 Seiten
...HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed...to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in th e darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn... | |
 | 1826 - 192 Seiten
...temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them,—ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in th e darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 Seiten
...roll back Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down The sound of anthems,—in the darkling wood, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication....simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, And from the gray old trunks, that, high in heaven, That, from the stilly twilight of the place, Mingled... | |
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