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... Golden Leaves from the American Poets - Seite 941864 - 398 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Hone - 1837 - 874 Seiten
...son, prince Henry, is told that in his quent themes of their speculation. To A WATER-FOWL. Whither, '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... | |
| William Hone - 1837 - 936 Seiten
...ton, prince Henry, is told that in his quent themes of their speculation. To A WATER-XOWL. Whither, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the...the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thec wrong, As darkly painted on the crimson sky Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink... | |
| Henry Duncan - 1837 - 426 Seiten
...allude to this instinct of migration, and to the feelings it ever ought to inspire : — " Whither, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the...their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? * * * * " There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast, — The desert and... | |
| 1837 - 232 Seiten
...dew. While glow the heavens with tho last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost tliou pursue Thy solitary way ? Vainly the fowler's eye...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Or where the rocking billows rise and gink On... | |
| 1838 - 272 Seiten
...of ( .V i . j TO A WATERFOWL. Whither 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last stops of day, Far through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue...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... | |
| 1838 - 274 Seiten
...way 'f Vainly tlin fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thec wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or maze of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and gink On the chafed ocean-side ? There is... | |
| Edwin Guest - 1838 - 476 Seiten
...the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depth dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? * See p. 370. Vainly the fowler's eye Might 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... | |
| Henry Duncan - 1839 - 436 Seiten
...finely allude to this instinct of migration, and to the feelings it ever ought to inspire. " Whither, '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... | |
| 1839 - 320 Seiten
...nerves. TO A WATER-FOWL. Whither, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last step ol day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue...solitary way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy dbtant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st... | |
| William Hone - 1839 - 874 Seiten
...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 It* solitary way."* SIM; v I SERMONS. [n London, on Easter Monday and Tuesday, the Spital... | |
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