Gems of Poetry: From Forty-eight American Poets. Embracing the Most Popular Authors |
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Page 13
... voices , that proclaim The unseen glories of immensity , In harmonies , too perfect , and too high , For aught but beings of celestial mould , And speak to man in one eternal hymn Unfading beauty , and unyielding power . The year leads ...
... voices , that proclaim The unseen glories of immensity , In harmonies , too perfect , and too high , For aught but beings of celestial mould , And speak to man in one eternal hymn Unfading beauty , and unyielding power . The year leads ...
Page 14
... Voices of melting tenderness , that blend With pure and gentle musings , till the soul , Commingling with the melody , is borne , Rapt , and dissolved in ecstasy , to Heaven . " T is not the chime and flow of words , that move In ...
... Voices of melting tenderness , that blend With pure and gentle musings , till the soul , Commingling with the melody , is borne , Rapt , and dissolved in ecstasy , to Heaven . " T is not the chime and flow of words , that move In ...
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... voice she spoke , ' The Curse a Blessing shall be found . ' She led him through the trackless wild , Where noontide sunbeam never blazed ; — The thistle shrunk - the harvest smiled , And nature gladdened as she gazed . Earth's thousand ...
... voice she spoke , ' The Curse a Blessing shall be found . ' She led him through the trackless wild , Where noontide sunbeam never blazed ; — The thistle shrunk - the harvest smiled , And nature gladdened as she gazed . Earth's thousand ...
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... voice Of distant waterfalls . All the green herbs Are stirring in his breath ; a thousand flowers , By the road - side and borders of the brook , Nod gaily to each other ; glossy leaves Are twinkling in the sun , as if the dew Were on ...
... voice Of distant waterfalls . All the green herbs Are stirring in his breath ; a thousand flowers , By the road - side and borders of the brook , Nod gaily to each other ; glossy leaves Are twinkling in the sun , as if the dew Were on ...
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... voice of waters mourns in song , And some tired watch - dog , lazily and long , Barks at the melancholy moon . Hark ! how it sweeps away , Soaring and dying on the silent sky , As if some sprite of sound went wandering by , With lone ...
... voice of waters mourns in song , And some tired watch - dog , lazily and long , Barks at the melancholy moon . Hark ! how it sweeps away , Soaring and dying on the silent sky , As if some sprite of sound went wandering by , With lone ...
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BARQUE beauty beneath Big Stone Lake bird BIRTH OF THUNDER blessed bloom blue bowers brave breast breath breeze bright brow burning cheek clouds cold dark dead death deep dreams earth fading fair flowers gale gazed gentle glance glory glow gone grave green hath hear heart heaven hills holy hope hour kiss leaf light lips LITTLE FOOT lonely look lyre memory Mermaid's hair mighty mighty music morning mountain mourn N. P. WILLIS night o'er ocean pale poet's R. H. DANA roll rose round Scots wha hae sea-bird shade shine SHIP OF SALEM shore sigh silent skies sleep slumber smile song sorrow soul SPECTRE SHIP spirit stars stood storm stream summer sweet tears tell tempest THANATOPSIS thee thine thou art thoughts throne thundering bands torrent streaming tread visions voice wake wandering WASHINGTON ALLSTON waves wild wind wing youth