The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Whitman and LanierCurtis Hidden Page Houghton Mifflin, 1905 - 713 pages |
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... golden sun , The planets , all the infinite host of heaven , Are shining on the sad abodes of death , Through the still lapse of ages . All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom . Take the wings ...
... golden sun , The planets , all the infinite host of heaven , Are shining on the sad abodes of death , Through the still lapse of ages . All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom . Take the wings ...
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... golden screen , And glimmerings of the sun . But ' neath yon crimson tree , Lover to listening maid might breathe his flame , Nor mark , within its roseate canopy , Her blush of maiden shame . Oh , Autumn ! why so soon Depart the hues ...
... golden screen , And glimmerings of the sun . But ' neath yon crimson tree , Lover to listening maid might breathe his flame , Nor mark , within its roseate canopy , Her blush of maiden shame . Oh , Autumn ! why so soon Depart the hues ...
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... golden light should lie , And thick young herbs and groups of flow- ers Stand in their beauty by . 1 These are lines of whose great rhythmical beauty it is scarcely possible to speak too highly . ' ( POE . ) 2 Among the minor poems of ...
... golden light should lie , And thick young herbs and groups of flow- ers Stand in their beauty by . 1 These are lines of whose great rhythmical beauty it is scarcely possible to speak too highly . ' ( POE . ) 2 Among the minor poems of ...
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... golden sunshine comes From the round heaven , and on their dwellings lies And lights their inner homes ; For them Thou fill'st with air the unbounded skies , And givest them the stores Of ocean , and the harvests of its shores . Thy ...
... golden sunshine comes From the round heaven , and on their dwellings lies And lights their inner homes ; For them Thou fill'st with air the unbounded skies , And givest them the stores Of ocean , and the harvests of its shores . Thy ...
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... golden and the flame - like flowers , And pass the prairie - hawk that , poised on high , Flaps his broad wings , yet moves not 2 . ye have played Among the palms of Mexico and vines Of Texas , and have crisped the limpid brooks 20 That ...
... golden and the flame - like flowers , And pass the prairie - hawk that , poised on high , Flaps his broad wings , yet moves not 2 . ye have played Among the palms of Mexico and vines Of Texas , and have crisped the limpid brooks 20 That ...
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Page 104 - The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Page 1 - To a Waterfowl Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way?
Page 100 - Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act, — act in the living...
Page 287 - BLESSINGS on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan ! With thy turned-up pantaloons, And thy merry whistled tunes ; With thy red lip, redder still Kissed by strawberries on the hill ; With the sunshine on thy face, Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace : From my heart I give thee joy, — I was once a barefoot boy ! Prince thou art, — the grown-up man Only is republican.
Page 69 - The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter 'Little Prig; Bun replied, 'You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year And a sphere. And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. I'll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track; Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you...
Page 311 - ANNOUNCED by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields, Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven, And veils the farm-house 'at the garden's end. The sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed In a tumultuous privacy of storm.
Page 111 - The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me, That my soul cannot resist: A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain.
Page 362 - Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap, forlorn! From thy dead lips a clearer note is born Than ever Triton blew from wreathed horn! While on mine ear it rings, Through the deep caves of thought I hear a voice that sings: — Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll!
Page 286 - And for him who sat by the chimney lug, Dozing and grumbling o'er pipe and mug, A manly form at her side she saw, And joy was duty and love was law. Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, 'It might have been.' Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge ! God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these :
Page 417 - New occasions teach new duties ; Time makes ancient good uncouth ; They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth ; Lo, before us gleam her camp-fires ! we ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea, Nor attempt the Future's portal with the Past's blood-rusted key.