When the chimes play soft in the Sabbath air. Filling the spirit with tones of prayer, — Whatever tale in the bell is heard, He broods on his folded feet... Melanie and Other Poems - Seite 172von Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1837 - 242 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...heard, He broods on his folded feet unstirred, Or, rising half in his rounded nest, He takes the time to smooth his breast, Then drops again with filmed...I would that I could be A hermit in the crowd like theel With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men; And daily, with unwilling... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 Seiten
...broods on his folded feet unstirr'd, Or, rising half in his rounded nest, He takes the time to smoothe his breast, Then drops again, with filmed eyes, And...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 feet,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1843 - 324 Seiten
...heard, He broods on his folded feet unstirred, Or rising half in his rounded nest, He takes the time to smooth his breast, Then drops again with filmed...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... | |
| The Dublin University Magazine.VOL.XXII July to December,1843 - 1843 - 770 Seiten
...heard, He broods on his folded feet unstirr'd, Or, rising half in his rounded nest, He takes the time to smooth his breast, Then drops again, with filmed...that I could be A hermit in the crowd, like thee. We pass by the'application, which is rather clumsily and lengthily tacked on to the close. Mrs. Lydia... | |
| John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 614 Seiten
...heard, He broods on his folded feet unstirr'd, Or, rising half in his rounded nest, He takes the time to smooth his breast, Then drops again, with filmed...would that I could be A hermit in the crowd, like theo. •1. I to > *:•• We pass by the application, which is rather clumsily and lengthily tacked... | |
| Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1846 - 364 Seiten
...heard, He broods on his folded feet unstirr'd, 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. , (88) Sweet bird ! I would that I could be A hermit in the crowd like thee ! With wings to fly to... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 434 Seiten
...heard, He broods on his folded feet unstirr'd, 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 dios. Sweet bird ! I would that I could be A hermit in the crowd, like thee ! With wings to fly to... | |
| Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1850 - 278 Seiten
...heard, He broods on his folded feet unstirr'd, Or, rising half in his rounded nest, He takes the time to smooth his breast, Then drops again with filmed...thee ! With wings to fly to wood and glen, Thy lot, lie mine, is cast with men ; And daily, with unwilling feet, I tread, like thee, the crowded street... | |
| Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1850 - 380 Seiten
...in his rounded nest, He takes the time to smooth his breast, Then drops again with filmed eyes, (88) Sweet bird ! I would that I could be A hermit In the crowd like thro J With wings to fly to wood anil glnn, Thy lot, like mine, is cast with men ; And daily, with... | |
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