PoemsW. D. Ticknor, 1849 - 99 էջ |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 5–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 14
... footsteps trod , And when sweet childhood learned to worship God ; When truth was sacred , and when men were rare Who bartered Faith for nothing and Voltaire . THE POST OF HONOR . But does our pathway e'er 14 THE POST OF HONOR .
... footsteps trod , And when sweet childhood learned to worship God ; When truth was sacred , and when men were rare Who bartered Faith for nothing and Voltaire . THE POST OF HONOR . But does our pathway e'er 14 THE POST OF HONOR .
Էջ 25
... learned a lesson not easily to be forgotten . The patient , gentle devotion of a young female , in the full flush of womanly beauty , to the wants of a dying orphan - infant , suggested this passage . NOTE 12. PAGE 18 . ' Twas thine ...
... learned a lesson not easily to be forgotten . The patient , gentle devotion of a young female , in the full flush of womanly beauty , to the wants of a dying orphan - infant , suggested this passage . NOTE 12. PAGE 18 . ' Twas thine ...
Էջ 47
... learned , with mild , forgiving breast , To pardon frailties , hidden or confest ; True to herself , yet willing to submit , More swayed by love , than ruled by worldly wit ; Though young , discreet , —though ready , ne'er unkind ...
... learned , with mild , forgiving breast , To pardon frailties , hidden or confest ; True to herself , yet willing to submit , More swayed by love , than ruled by worldly wit ; Though young , discreet , —though ready , ne'er unkind ...
Էջ 60
... learned a sad lesson , - she trusted away A heart that loved wildly , but O , how sincere ! She dreamed that such happiness could not decay , But the full - flowing fountain has shrunk to a tear . She thought that the sun , which at ...
... learned a sad lesson , - she trusted away A heart that loved wildly , but O , how sincere ! She dreamed that such happiness could not decay , But the full - flowing fountain has shrunk to a tear . She thought that the sun , which at ...
Էջ 97
... learned to roam . The Indian wave with luring smiles Swept round them bright to - day ; And havens to Atlantic isles Are opening on their way ; Ere yet these evening shadows close , Or this frail song is o'er , Full many a straining ...
... learned to roam . The Indian wave with luring smiles Swept round them bright to - day ; And havens to Atlantic isles Are opening on their way ; Ere yet these evening shadows close , Or this frail song is o'er , Full many a straining ...
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adds Spartan steps ALARMED SKIPPER Arab's shore beam beauty beneath bless BOOK OF SEA-MOSSES brave breath breeze bright broken sword brow charmèd COMMERCE crowd deck DIRGE door dreams Ehrenbreitstein Fair Wind fame Farewell field too late float foam follows Webster takes forget friends gale GERMAN EMIGRANT'S CHILD glide glorious glory glowing hand Hangs hath heart Heaven John Smith land leap leave that harp life's linger lyre Marshfield MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION morn Nantucket ne'er NIAGARA NOTE o'er ocean pilgrim POEMS portals POST OF HONOR prayer requiem Rhine rill roam roar rock Rome's cautious bard round sainted sister SAMUEL LOVER shine ships shopman shroud skies sleep smiles sound sparkling stars storm sweet music swift tears TEMPEST thine thou thy waters play tide to-night tomb traffic's trumpet Urania vale VILLAGER'S WINTER-EVENING SONG wave Weep wend whispered wigwam WILLIAM D wings Yon fountain Nymph YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young youth
Սիրված հատվածներ
Էջ 34 - the captain shouted As he staggered down the stairs. But his little daughter whispered, As she took his icy hand : " Isn't God upon the ocean Just the same as on the land...
Էջ 33 - WE were crowded in the cabin, Not a soul would dare to sleep, — It was midnight on the waters, And a storm was on the deep. 'Tis a fearful thing in winter To be shattered by the blast, And to hear the rattling trumpet Thunder, "Cut away the mast!
Էջ 81 - That stood on deck,— a parsnip-bed,— And then he sought the skipper's berth. "Where are we now, Sir? Please to taste.
Էջ 25 - In the same pious confidence, beside her friend and sister, here sleep the remains of Dorothy Gray, widow, the careful, tender mother of many children, one of whom alone had the misfortune to survive her.
Էջ 80 - How near New York their schooners ran. They greased the lead before it fell, And then, by sounding through the night, Knowing the soil that stuck, so well, They always guessed their reckoning right. A skipper gray, whose eyes were dim, Could tell, by tasting, just the spot, And so below he'd "dowse the glim" — After, of course, his "something hot." Snug in his berth, at eight o'clock, This ancient skipper might be found; No matter how his craft would rock, He slept — for skippers...
Էջ 80 - Snug in his berth at eight o'clock This ancient skipper might be found ; No matter how his craft would rock, He slept, for skippers
Էջ 39 - O SWIFT we go, o'er the fleecy snow, When moonbeams sparkle round ; When hoofs keep time to music's chime, As merrily on we bound. On a winter's night, when hearts are light, And health is on the wind, We loose the rein and sweep the plain, And leave our cares behind.
Էջ 35 - Tis night in heaven, — the rustling leaves Are whispering of the coming storm, And, thundering down the river's bed, I see thy lengthened, darkling form ; No voices from the vales are heard, The...
Էջ 34 - For the stoutest held his breath, While the hungry sea was roaring, And the breakers talked with Death. As thus we sat in darkness, Each one busy in his prayers, " We are lost ! " the captain shouted As he staggered down the stairs.
Էջ 54 - re ever bending o'er her Eyes that weep ; Forms, that to the cold grave bore her, Vigils keep. When the summer moon is shining Soft and fair, Friends she loved in tears are twining Chaplets there. Rest in peace, thou gentle spirit, Throned above, — Souls like thine with God inherit Life and love ! JAMES T. FIELDS. 300 301 FEAR NO MORE THE HEAT OJ THE SUN. FROM "CYMBELINB.