 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877 - 298 pages
...listens for the joyful sound Of a footstep passing nigh : And lays his ear to the ground, to catch The answer to his cry. And he hears the rough winds blowing, And the waters rise and fall, Save the echo of his call. He sees 110 hope, 110 succor, His feeble voice is lost; Yet what shall he... | |
 | 1877 - 296 pages
...listens for the joyful sound Of a footstep passing nigh : And lays his ear to the ground, to catch The answer to his cry. And he hears the rough winds...to him, Save the echo of his call. He sees no hope, uo succor, His feeble voice is lost; Yet what shall he do but watch and wait, Though he perish at his... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1878 - 874 pages
...He listens for the joyful sound Of a footstep passing nigh; And lays his ear to the ground to catch The answer to his cry. And he hears the rough winds...calling and crying Till the sun is under the sea, Crving and moaning till tl.e stars Come out for company ; He thinks of his brother and sister, Asleep... | |
 | Pictorial cabinet - 1878 - 574 pages
...listens for the joyful sound Of a footstep passing nigh ; And lays his ear to the ground, to catch The answer to his cry. And he hears the rough winds...him, Save the echo of his call. He sees no hope, no succour, His feeble voice is lost ; Yet what shall he do but watch and wait, Though he perish at his... | |
 | M. Josephine Warren - 1879 - 400 pages
...He listens for the joyful sound Of a footstep passing nigh, And lays his head to the ground to catch The answer to his cry ; And he hears the rough winds blowing, The waters rise and fall, But never an answer comes to him Save the echo of his call. He sees no hope,... | |
 | Caroline Bigelow Le Row - 1882 - 222 pages
...And, shouting a wild alarm, He forces back the weight of the sea With the strength of his single arm. He hears the rough winds blowing, And the waters rise and fall. But never a call comes back to him In answer to his call. He sees no hope, no succor, His feeble voice is lost;... | |
 | 1884 - 780 pages
...Ho listens for the joyful sound Of a footstep passing nigh; And lays his ear to the ground to catch The answer to his cry. And he hears the rough winds blowing, And the waters rise and fill, But never an answer conies to him, Save the echo of his call. He sees no hope, no succor, His... | |
 | Alice Cary - 1886 - 388 pages
...joyful sound Of a footstep passmg nigh ; And lays his ear to the ground, to catch The answer to his crv. And he hears the rough winds blowing, And the waters...do but watch and wait, Though he perish at his post I So, faintly calling and crying Till the sun is under the sea ; Crying and moaning till the stars... | |
 | Alice Cary - 1877 - 452 pages
...his ear to the ground, to catch With the strength of his single arm ! He listens for the joyful sound The answer to his cry. And he hears the rough winds...do but watch and wait, Though he perish at his post ! Till the sun is under the sea ; Crying and moaning till the stars So, faintly calling and crying... | |
 | 1892 - 222 pages
...He listens for the joyful sound Of a footstep passing nigh, And lays his ear to the ground, to catch The answer to his cry. ' And he hears the rough winds...an answer comes to him Save the echo of his call. So, faintly calling and crying Till the sun is under the sea, Crying and moaning till the stars Come... | |
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When loosed in its angry might. And the boy! He has seen the danger, And, shouting a wild alarm, He forces back the weight of the sea With the strength of his single arm! He listens for the joyful sound Of a footstep passing nigh; And lays his ear to... 
