Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home,... Elson Grammar School Readers - Page 291by William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1909Full view - About this book
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Ita irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his lost-found home, and knew the oli no more. Thanks for the... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 328 pages
...grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found...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... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 368 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the <>'.! no more. Thanks for the... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 pages
...thee lics reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless erypt unseal 'd ! Year after year bcheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil ; Still,...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Bnilt up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the... | |
| John George Wood - 1863 - 830 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 798 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed! in. Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no mora IV. Thanks for the... | |
| Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 710 pages
...shaped his glowing cell, Before thee lies revealed, Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed. Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last found home, and knew the old Thanks for the heavenly... | |
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