 No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced. Oh, the wild joys of living ! the leaping from rock up to rock, The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water,...  New Outlook - Page 3241897Full view - About this book
 | Greville John Chester - 1883 - 284 pages
...his innocence. Where there was no sin, there was no shame. He had made the poet's words his own — " Oh, the wild joys of living ! the leaping from rock...up to rock, The strong rending of boughs from the fir trees, the cool, silver shock Of the plunge in the pool's living waters— " He had rejoiced in... | |
 | 1887 - 708 pages
...with the splendid play of life about him, and breeds joy and buoyant strength in the commingling. " Oh, our manhood's prime vigor ! no spirit feels waste,...silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal, the... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1884 - 308 pages
...once again to my playing, pursued it unchecked, As I sang, — IX " Oh, our manhood's prime vigour ! No spirit feels waste, " Not a muscle is stopped in...silver shock " Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, " And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. " And the meal,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1884 - 308 pages
...once again to my playing, pursued it unchecked, As I sang, — IX " Oh, our manhood's prime vigour ! No spirit feels waste, " Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced. " The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock " Of the plunge in a pool's... | |
 | Philip Schaff, Arthur Gilman - 1885 - 1148 pages
...still hung there erect. And 1 bent once again to my playing, pursued it unchecked, As I sang, — " Oh, our manhood's prime vigor ! No spirit feels waste,...silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water,' the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal, the... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1886 - 344 pages
...still hung there erect. And I bent once again to my playing, pursued it unchecked, As I sang, — IX. " Oh, our manhood's prime vigor ! No spirit feels waste,...silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the hear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal, the... | |
 | Jeannette Leonard Gilder - 1886 - 752 pages
...still hung there erect. And I bent once again to my playing, pursued it unchecked, As I sang, — IX. " Oh, our manhood's' prime vigor ! No spirit feels waste,...silver shock " Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, " And the sultriness showing the lion is crouched in his lair. " And the meal,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1886 - 600 pages
...once again to my playing, pursued it unchecked, As I sang, — ft. " Oh, our manhood's prime vigour ! no spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in...silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, — the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal... | |
 | Robert Browning, Hiram Corson - 1886 - 400 pages
...'Saul.' Was the full physical life ever more beautifully sung ? " Oh ! our manhood's prime vigour ! no spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in...silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal, the... | |
 | Robert Browning, Hiram Corson - 1886 - 398 pages
...prime vigor ! No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced. 7o Oh, the wild joys of living ! the leaping from rock...silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair. And the meal, the... | |
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