 To be a brother to the insensible rock And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share and treads upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thine eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone, —...  Initial Studies in American Letters - Seite 233von Henry Augustin Beers - 1891 - 282 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1836 - 362 Seiten
...upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould . Yet not to thy eternal resting place Shalt thou retire alone ; nor couldst thou wish Couch...forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in pensive quietness... | |
 | 1836 - 268 Seiten
...upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thy eternal resting place Shalt thou retire alone — nor couldst thou wish...magnificent. Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of ihe infant world — with kings Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre.... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1836 - 288 Seiten
...Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thine eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire...nor couldst thou wish Couch more magnificent. Thou shah lie dowt With patriarchs of the infant world — with kings, The powerful of the earth — the... | |
 | Ezra Stiles Gannett - 1837 - 264 Seiten
...is the law and the lot of nature. "Not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone. * * * Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of the infant...world, with kings, The powerful of the earth, the wise and good, Fair forms and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1839 - 346 Seiten
...deem I and e'ep the tears they wake Shall then be blest, for that high nature's sake. THE DEPARTED. " Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of the infant...forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre." BRYANT. AND shrink ye from the way To the spirit's distant shore ? — Earth's mightiest... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 Seiten
...his share, and treads upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mold. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone ; nor couldst thou wish Couch more magnificent. Thou shall lie down With patriarchs of the infant world — with kings, The powerful of the earth — the... | |
 | 1839 - 430 Seiten
...his share, and treads upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone; nor couldst thou wish Couch more magnificent. Thou shall lie down With patriarchs of the infant world—with kings, The powerful of the earth—the wise,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 292 Seiten
...Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thine eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire...forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. — The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, — the vales Stretching in pensive quietness... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 304 Seiten
...his share, and treads upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone ; —...forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in pensive quietness... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 300 Seiten
...his share, and treads upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mould. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone ; —...forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in pensive quietness... | |
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