 IVE mites of monads dwelt in a round drop That twinkled on a leaf by a pool in the sun. To the naked eye they lived invisible ; Specks, for a world of whom the empty shell Of a mustard-seed had been a hollow sky. One was a meditative monad, called a sage;...  Poems - Page 49by Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1907 - 682 pages
...poems reveals to some extent the broadness of his powers. He pictures five monads, in a drop of water, That twinkled on a leaf by a pool in the sun. To the...empty shell Of a mustard-seed had been a hollow sky. Made in the image" — a hoarse frog croaks from the pool — " Hark ! 'twas some god, voicing his... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 134 pages
...within, — It seemed an empty waste of endless sea, Where the waves mourned for what had never been, Where the wind sought for what could never be : Then...thought : " Tradition, handed down for hours and hours, Tells that our globe, this quivering crystal world, Is slowly dying. What if, seconds hence, When I... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1889 - 122 pages
...within,— It seemed an empty waste of endless sea, Where the waves mourned for what had never been, Where the wind sought for what could never be : Then...thought: " Tradition, handed down for hours and hours, Tells that our globe, this quivering crystal world, Is slowly dying. What if, seconds hence, When I... | |
 | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, Goodridge Bliss Roberts - 1891 - 796 pages
...battle-shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. FIVE LIVES. FIVE mites of monads dwelt in a round drop That twinkled...a world of whom the empty shell Of a mustard-seed bad been a hollow sky. One was a meditative monad, called a sage ; And, shrinking all his mind within,... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1893 - 124 pages
...within,— It seemed an empty waste of endless sea, Where the waves mourned for what had never been, Where the wind sought for what could never be : Then...thought: " Tradition, handed down for hours and hours, Tells that our globe, this quivering crystal world, Is slowly dying. What if, seconds hence, When I... | |
 | R. L. Paget (pseud.), Frederic Lawrence Knowles - 1899 - 416 pages
...los' 'em — Fur whar you finds de nigger — dar's de banjo an' de 'possum. IRWIN RUSSELL. "PI VE mites of monads dwelt in a round drop That twinkled...thought : " Tradition, handed down for hours and hours, Tells that our globe, this quivering crystal world, Is slowly dying. What if, seconds hence When I... | |
 | 1900 - 1346 pages
...he recorded the brief and scanty biographical data concerning certain representative monads:— Five mites of monads dwelt in a round drop That twinkled...empty shell Of a mustard-seed had been a hollow sky. These invisibilities met with varied experiences, and entertained differing ideas and ideals. But here... | |
 | Edward Rowland Sill - 1902 - 370 pages
...wing, Till we must either fly or sing With riotous lif e — be sure 't is Spring. FIVE LIVES FIVE mites of monads dwelt in a round drop That twinkled...•• Tradition, handed down for hours and hours, Tells that our globe, this quivering crystal world, Is slowly dying. What if, seconds hence, When I... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - 1902 - 516 pages
...use, We can set it fer the golf-lynx ef he ever sh'u'd get loose. Albert Bigelow Paine FIVE LIVES Five mites of monads dwelt in a round drop That twinkled...thought : " Tradition, handed down for hours and hours, Tells that our globe, this quivering crystal world, Is slowly dying. What if, seconds hence When I... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - 1902 - 508 pages
...use, We can set it fer the golf-lynx ef he ever sh'u'd get loose. Albert Blgelow Paine FIVE LIVES Five mites of monads dwelt in a round drop That twinkled...thought : " Tradition, handed down for hours and hours, Tells that our globe, this quivering crystal world, Is slowly dying. What if, seconds hence When I... | |
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