 The fan-coral sweeps through the clear, deep sea ; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea. And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting amid those bowers of stone, And is safe when the wrathful spirit of...  Readings in American Poetry - Page 73by Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Science - 1851 - 510 pages
...the groves : and as the forests and flowers of land have their birds and butterflies, so "——— Life in rare and beautiful forms Is sporting amid those bowers of stone," for fish of various hues, red, blue, purple, green, and other brilliant shades, keep constant play,... | |
 | John Mathew Gutch - 1822 - 584 pages
...clear deep sea ; And the yellow and scarlet tufls of ocean, Are bending, like corn on the upland lea: And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...wind-god frowns in the murky skies, And demons are watting the wreck on shore ; Then far below, in the peaceful sea, The purple mullet, and gold fish... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending, like corn on the upland lea. 19(5 THE AMERICAN . [Lmon 86. And life, In rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...roar When the wind-god frowns in the murky skies, And daemons are wailing the wreck on the shore ; Then, far below, in the peaceful sea, The purple mullet... | |
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - American literature - 1824 - 264 pages
...clear deep sea ; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean, Are bending, like corn on the upland lea : And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...the myriad voices of ocean roar, When the wind-god frowos in the murky skies, And demons are waiting the wreck on shore ; Then far below, in the peaceful... | |
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - American literature - 1824 - 330 pages
...clear deep sea ; And the yellow and scarlet tuf's of ocean, Are bending, like corn on the upland lea : And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...fury flies, Where the myriad voices of ocean roar, Wheu the wind-god frowns in the murky skies, And demons are waiting the wreck on shore ; Then far below,... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1824 - 608 pages
...clear, deep sea ; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn in the upland lea ; And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...the wave his own : And when the ship from his fury flics, Where the myriad voices of ocean roar, When the wind-god frowns in the murky skies, And demons... | |
 | James Lawson Drummond - 1826 - 420 pages
...rare and beautiful forms, Has made the top of the wave his own: And when the ship from his fury flies, Is sporting amid those bowers of stone, And is safe, when the wrathful spirit of storms And demons are waiting the wreck on shore; Then far below, in the peaceful sea, Where the myriad voices... | |
 | 1829 - 436 pages
...clear deep sea; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea: And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...wrathful spirit of storms, Has made the top of the waves his own : And when the ship from his fury flies, Where the myriad voices of ocean roar, When... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...tufts of ocean Are bunding like corn on the upland lea: 35 " And life, in rare and beautiful forms, IB sporting amid those bowers of stone, And is safe,...wrathful spirit of storms, Has made the top of the waves his own : And when the ship from his fury flies, Where the myriad voices of ocean roar, When... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Readers - 1833 - 288 pages
...of the waves his own : And when the ship from his fury flies Is sporting amid those bowers of stone, When the wind-god frowns in the murky skies, And demons are waiting the wreck on shore, Where the myriad voices of ocean roar, Where the waters murmur tranquilly Through the bending twigs... | |
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