Prais'd be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, And for love, sweet love — but praise! praise! praise! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death. Dark mother always gliding near with soft feet,... The University Magazine and Free Review - Page 1671899Full view - About this book
| Walt Whitman - 1868 - 464 pages
...knowledge curious ; And for love, sweet love — But praise ! 0 praise and praise, For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding Death. Dark Mother, always...thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly. Approach, encompassing Death — strong deliveress ! When it is so — when thou hast taken them, I joyously... | |
| 1927 - 426 pages
...knowledge curious, And for love, sweet love — but praise! Praise! praise! For the sure-enwinding arms of coolenfolding death. Dark mother always gliding...that when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly. In these beautiful words a great poet has challenged death. "The dark mother, always gliding near with... | |
| American poems, William Michael Rossetti - 1873 - 556 pages
...knowledge curious, And for love, sweet love — But praise ! praise ! praise ! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding Death. Dark Mother, always...indeed come, come unfalteringly. Approach, strong Deliveress ! When it is so — when thou hast taken them, I joyously sing the dead, Lost in the loving,... | |
| Edward Dowden - 1878 - 542 pages
...Death, soothing and benumbing a few moments, for reasons "), is but a solemn and immortal birth : — " Dark Mother, always gliding near, with soft feet,...when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly."* From such indications as these, and 'others that have gone before, the reader must gather, as best... | |
| American poems - 1878 - 536 pages
...knowledge curious, And for love, sweet love — But praise ! praise ! praise ! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding Death. Dark Mother, always...glorify, thee above all ; I bring thee a song that, when thou'must indeed come, come unfalteringly. Approach, strong Deliveress ! When it is so — when thou... | |
| Walter Lewin - 1880 - 368 pages
...for love, sweet love—but praise ! praise ! praise ! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool enfolding Death. Dark Mother always gliding near, with soft...thee a chant of fullest welcome? Then I chant it for thee—I glorify thee above all; 1 bring thee a song that when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly."... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...knowledge curious ; And for love, sweet love ; but praise ! praise ! praise ! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding Death. Dark mother, always...Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome f Then I chant it for thee ; 1 glorify thee above all ; 1 bring thee a song that when thou must indeed... | |
| Walt Whitman - 1883 - 404 pages
...knowledge curious, \ And for love, sweet love — but praise ! praise / praise ! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death. Dark mother always gliding...must indeed come, come unfalteringly. Approach strong deliveressl /, ...- / / uu / >- / Whfn it is j?, when thou hast taken them J joyously sing the dead,... | |
| Frederick Langbridge - 1883 - 438 pages
...knowledge curious, And for love, sweet love. — But praise ! praise ! praise ! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding Death. Dark Mother, always...Then I chant it for thee — I glorify thee above all ; J bring thee a song that, when thou must indeed Approach, strong Deliveress ! When it is so — when... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1887 - 268 pages
...knowledge curious, And for love, sweet love — but praise ! praise ! praise ! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death. Dark mother always gliding...that when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly The night in silence under many a star, The ocean shore and the husky whispering wave whose voice I... | |
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