 And leave thee wild and sad 7 -:Ah ! 'twere a lot too blest For ever in thy colored shades to stray ; Amid the kisses of the soft south-west To rove and dream for aye ; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad — the tug for wealth and power,...  The Physician and Surgeon - Page 2631898Full view - About this book
 | 1842 - 612 pages
...rove and dream for aye; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad — the tug for wealth and power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. Bryant. NIAGARA. "Deep calleth unto deep." And what are we, That hear the question of that voice sublime?... | |
 | 1825 - 412 pages
...rove and dream for aye ; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad — the tug for wealth ami power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. B. HAHAKT. Nahant, majestic Queen of promontories ; Who ridest in the raging of the deep Lake a sea-monster... | |
 | 1826 - 192 pages
...rove and dream for aye ; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad — the tug for wealth and power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. AUTUMNAL HYMN OF THE HUSBANDMAN. Now we rest from our toils, Lord, our labours are done, Our meadows... | |
 | 1826 - 192 pages
...and dream for aye ; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad—the tug for wealth and.power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. AUTUMNAL HYMN OF THE HUSBANDMAN. Now we rest from our toils, Lord, our labours are done, Our meadows... | |
 | 1829 - 436 pages
...rove and dream for aye ; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad — the tug for wealth and power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. THE CLOSE OF AUTUMN. THE melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year, Of wailing winds and naked... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...and dream for aye ; , And leave the vain low strife, That makes men mad — the tug for wealth and power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. AN INDIAN STORY. I KNOW where the timid fawn abides In the depths of the shaded dell, Where the leaves... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 288 pages
...To rove and dream for aye; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad—the tug for wealth and power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. LESSON LXXXIII. Early Recollections.—NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. IT is delightful to fling a glance back... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 pages
...rove and dream for aye ; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad — the tug for wealth and power. The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour." A " Winter Piece " is a splendid poem. The poet has concentrated in four or five pages, a crowd of... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 pages
...rove and dream for aye ; And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad — the tug for wealth and power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. BRYANT. A MOTHER'S DEATH. THEN died lamented, in the strength of life, A valued Mother and a faithful... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1836 - 288 pages
...aye ; AUTUMN WOODS. 166 And leave the vain low strife That makes men mad — the tug for wealth and power, The passions and the cares that wither life, And waste its little hour. A WINTER PIECE. THE time has been that these wild solitudes, Yet beautiful as wild — were trod by... | |
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