Where are the flowers, the fair young flowers, that lately sprang and stood In brighter light and softer airs, a beauteous sisterhood? Alas! they all are in their graves, the gentle race of flowers Are lying in their lowly beds, with the fair and good... Poems - Page 153by William Cullen Bryant - 1851 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Henry J. Anderson - American periodicals - 1825 - 502 pages
...beneath the feet, Of hues so passing beautiful, and breath so passing sweet ? Alas, they all are in their graves — the gentle race of flowers Are lying in...with the fair and good of ours : The rain is falling on their graves — but the cold November rain Calls not from out the gloomy earth the lovely ones... | |
| William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Henry J. Anderson - American periodicals - 1825 - 506 pages
...lying in their lowly beds with the fair and good of ours : The rain is falling on their graves — but the cold November rain Calls not from out the gloomy earth the lovely ones again. The wind flower, and the violet, they perished long ago, And the brier rose, and the orchis, died amid... | |
| William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Gulian Crommerlin Verplanck - Gift books - 1827 - 332 pages
...and stood, In brighter light and softer airs, a beauteous sisterhood? Alas ! they all are in their graves — the gentle race of flowers Are lying in...windflower and the violet, they perished long ago, And the brier rose and the orchis died, amid the summer's glow ; But on the hill the golden rod, and the aster... | |
| Medicine - 1828 - 646 pages
...sprung and stood In brighter light and sotler airs, a beauteous sisterhood. Alas! they are all in their graves,— the gentle race of flowers Are lying in...is falling where they lie,— but the cold November ruin Calls not from out the gloomy earth the lovely one again. The wildflower and the violet, they... | |
| 1829 - 436 pages
...and stood, In brighter light and softer airs, a beauteous sisterhood ? Alas ! they all are in their graves — the gentle race of flowers Are lying in...lovely ones again. The windflower and the violet, they perish'd long ago, And the brier-rose and the orchis died, amid the summer's glow ; But on the hill... | |
| Samuel Kettell - American poetry - 1829 - 432 pages
...In brighter light and softer airs, a beauteous sisterhood ? Alas! they all are in their graves—the gentle race of flowers Are lying in their lowly beds,...fair and good of ours: The rain is falling where they lie—but the cold November sprung and stood, rain Calls not from out the gloomy earth the lovely ones... | |
| Lyre - English poetry - 1830 - 396 pages
...are the flowers, the fair young flowers, that lately sprung and stood Alas ! they all are in their graves — the gentle race of flowers Are lying in...lovely ones again. The wind-flower and the violet, they perish'd long ago, And the brier-rose, and the orchis died, amid the summer's glow ; But on the hill... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...sprung and stood, In brighter light and softer airs, a beauteous sisterhood? Alas! they all are in their graves — the gentle race of flowers Are lying in...is falling where they lie— but the cold November ram , summer'i Calls not from out the gloomy earth the lovely ones again. The windflower and the violet,... | |
| Southern States - 1832 - 542 pages
...and stood In brighter light and softer years, a beauteous sisterhood ? Alas ! they all are in their graves, the gentle race of flowers Are lying in their...wind-flower and the violet, they perished long ago, And the briar-rose and the orchis died amid the summer glow ; But on the hill the golden rod, and the aster... | |
| Theology - 1832 - 424 pages
...sprung and stood In brighter light and softer airs, a beauteous sisterhood? Alas ! they all are in their graves, the gentle race of flowers Are lying in their...ones again. ' The wind-flower and the violet, they perish'd long ago, And the wild-rose and the orchis died amid the summer glow; But on the hill the... | |
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