 | 1809 - 878 pages
...still did the heart of fair Ellen implore A something that could not be found , Like a sailor it seem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor a sound, but the roar Of breakers high-dashing around. From object to object, still, still would she stray, Yet nothing, alas ! could... | |
 | 1809 - 420 pages
...still did the heart of fair BHen implore A something that could. not be found ; Like a sailor it seem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor a sound, but the roa." Of breakers high dashing around. From object to object, still, still would she stray, Yet nothing,... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...of fair Ellen implore A 89m8tWn£ «b»t «nfld net bt fottnf i ,1817. Aow. Like a sailor she seem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor...moon, without atmosphere, brilliant and clear, Yet doom'd, like the moon, with no being to cheer The bright barren waste of her mind. But rather than... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 492 pages
...implore A ,«einothuijf that cooUl Dot L« found ; 1817. 24C MlitatC* Potmi. Lilt* a sailor ifie seem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor...the moon, without atmosphere, brilliant and clear, Tet doom'd, like the moon, with no being to cheer The bright barren waste of her mind. But rather than... | |
 | American poetry - 1822 - 298 pages
...did the heart of fair Ellen implore A something that could not be found ; Like a sailor she seem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor...moon, without atmosphere, brilliant and clear, Yet doom'd, like the moon, with no being to cheer FUGITIVE POETRY. 273 i But rather than sit like a statue... | |
 | William Dunlap - Art - 1834 - 502 pages
...did the heart of fair Ellen implore A something that could not be found ; Like a sailor she seem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor...the moon, without atmosphere, brilliant and clear, Yetdoom'd, like the moon, with no being to cheer The bright barren waste of her mind. But rather than... | |
 | American poetry - 1839 - 430 pages
...still did the heart of fair Ellen implore A something that could not be found; Like a sailor she seemed on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor...sound but the roar Of breakers high dashing around. Though nothing, alas ! could she find; Like the moon, without atmosphere, brilliant and clear, Yet... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 328 pages
...did the heart of fair Ellen implore A something that could not be found ; Like a sailor she seem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor...moon, without atmosphere, brilliant and clear, Yet doom'd, like the moon, with no being to cheer The bright barren waste of her mind. But rather than... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1843 - 324 pages
...did the heart of fair Ellen implore A something that could not be found ; Like a sailor she seem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor a sound but the toar Of breakers high dashing around. From object to object still, still would she veer, Though nothing,... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 500 pages
...did the heart of fair Ellen implore A something that could not he found ; Like a sailor she scem'd on a desolate shore, With nor house, nor a tree, nor...find ; Like the moon, without atmosphere, brilliant nnd clear, Yet doom'd, like the moon, with no heing to cheer The bright barren waste of her mind. But... | |
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Yet doomed, like the moon, with no being to cheer The bright barren waste of her mind. But, rather than sit like a statue so still, When the... 
