 Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home,...  Songs of Three Centuries - Sida 223redigerad av - 1875 - 352 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 sidor
...was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Ita irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed !...old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap forlorn ! From thy dead lips a clearer note... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 sidor
...Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, lie left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with...Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no man Thinks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 sidor
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his lost-found home, and knew the oli no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | 1861 - 460 sidor
...after year behold the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left his past year's dwelling for the new; Stole, with soft...in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Canada when they lay at the bottom of the palaeozoic seas, it would have encountered multitudes of... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 368 sidor
...dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless...old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap, forlorn ! From thy dead lips a clearer note... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 346 sidor
...cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell, Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap, forlorn ! From thy dead lips a clearer note... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 sidor
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the <>'.! no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 sidor
...thee lics reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless erypt unseal 'd ! Year after year bcheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil ; Still,...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Bnilt up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the... | |
 | John George Wood - 1863 - 830 sidor
...dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell, Before thee lies revealed — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless...old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap, forlorn I From thy dead lips a clearer note... | |
 | John George Wood - 1863 - 840 sidor
...year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the pnnt year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step...old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap, forlorn ! From thy dead lips a clearer note... | |
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