 | Cheltenham College - Endowed public schools (Great Britain) - 1868 - 412 pages
...should think, to find music and rhythm in abundance. In President Lincoln's funeral hymn try — ' In the swamp, in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden...Sings by himself a song : Song of the bleeding throat ! It is all beautiful, but everyone will find many favourite passages. This is mine — ' Come lovely... | |
 | Walt Whitman - American poetry - 1868 - 464 pages
...delicate-coloured blossoms, and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig, with its flower, I break. 4In the swamp, in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden...— for well, dear brother, I know, If thou wast not gifted to sing, thou wouldst surely die. Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities, Amid... | |
 | American poems, William Michael Rossetti - American poetry - 1873 - 556 pages
...delicate-coloured blossoms, and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig, with its flower, I break. In the swamp, in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden...— for well, dear brother, I know, If thou wast not gifted to sing, thou wouldst surely die. 5Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities, Amid... | |
 | American poems - 1878 - 536 pages
...delicate-coloured blossoms, and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig, with its flower, I break. 4In the swamp, in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden...— for well, dear brother, I know, If thou wast not gifted to sing, thou wouldst surely die. . 5Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities, Amid... | |
 | Walt Whitman - 1883 - 404 pages
...With delicate-color'd blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig with its flower I break. In the swamp in secluded recesses, . A shy and hidden...''avoiding the settlements, Sings by himself a song., I Song of the bleeding throat, . Death's outlet song of life, (for well dear brother I know,/ If thou... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - Poetry - 1886 - 362 pages
...heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig with its flower I break. In the swamp in seclud'd recesses Solitary the thrush, The hermit withdrawn to himself,...brother, I know If thou wast not granted to sing thou would 'st surely die.) Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities, Amid lanes, and through... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - Poetry - 1886 - 352 pages
...heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig with its flower I break. In the swamp in seclud'd recesses Solitary the thrush, The hermit withdrawn to himself,...well, dear brother, I know If thou wast not granted to singthou would'st surely die.) Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities, Amid lanes, and... | |
 | Olive Thorne Miller - Birds - 1888 - 300 pages
...and after a few moments' waiting the brown thrush went on his way rejoicing. « 0 WONDROUS SINGERS." In the swamp in secluded recesses A shy and hidden bird is warbling a song. Sing on ! sing on, you gray-brown bird ! Sing from the swamps, the recesses, pour Your chant from the... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - Literature - 1897 - 602 pages
...With delicate-colored blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig with its flower I break. In the swamp in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden...wast not granted to sing thou wouldst surely die). Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities, Amid lanes and through old woods, where lately... | |
 | English poetry - 1896 - 532 pages
...delicate-color'd blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig with its flower I break. 4 In the swamp in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden...wast not granted to sing thou would'st surely die) . 5 Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities, Amid lanes and through old woods, where lately... | |
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In the swamp in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden bird is warbling a song. Solitary the thrush, The hermit withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, Sings by himself a song. Song of the bleeding throat, Death's outlet song of life, (for well dear... 
