The Poets of America: Illustrated by One of Her Painters, Volume 1John Keese S. Colman, 1841 - American poetry |
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... bright and misty dew In better time ; all wanton airs that blew But lately over spice trees , now are here , And wave their wings , all odour - laden , near The bright and joyful sea . Oh ! wilt thou rise And come from them to our new ...
... bright and misty dew In better time ; all wanton airs that blew But lately over spice trees , now are here , And wave their wings , all odour - laden , near The bright and joyful sea . Oh ! wilt thou rise And come from them to our new ...
Page 146
... bright faces with its blood . A deeper blush is given To the half - ripened cherry , as the sun Day after day pours warmth the trees upon , Till the rich pulp is riven ; The truant school - boy looks with longing eyes , And perils limb ...
... bright faces with its blood . A deeper blush is given To the half - ripened cherry , as the sun Day after day pours warmth the trees upon , Till the rich pulp is riven ; The truant school - boy looks with longing eyes , And perils limb ...
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... Bright effluence of bright essence increate ! Before the sun , before the heavens , thou wert . " - MILTON . FROM the quickened womb of the primal gloom The sun rolled black and bare , Till I wove him a vest for his Ethiop breast , Of ...
... Bright effluence of bright essence increate ! Before the sun , before the heavens , thou wert . " - MILTON . FROM the quickened womb of the primal gloom The sun rolled black and bare , Till I wove him a vest for his Ethiop breast , Of ...
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ALBERT PIKE autumn beams beautiful beneath bird blest bliss bloom blossoms boughs breast breath bright brow CHARLES FENNO HOFFMAN chimes clouds dark deep dost doth dreams earth eternal FELICIA HEMANS flowers FRANCES SARGENT OSGOOD friends gay woods gaze gentle GEORGE WASHINGTON DOANE Give me armour gleam glorious glory golden air graceful band grave green HADAD hand hath hear heart heaven hills holy hour hues leaves life's light lingers lone look loveliness melody midnight mighty moon morning mountain mournful murmur NORTH BURIAL GROUND o'er pale passed rest rolled round shade shadows shine shore silent sing skies sleep smile soft song soul sound spirit spring stars storm stream sweet swells tears thee thine thou art thought throne tree URSA MAJOR vale voice WASHINGTON ALLSTON watch waves weary wild WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT winds wings woods youthful