 Then with the knowledge of death as walking one side of me, And the thought of death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle, as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to the hiding receiving night, that...  Leaves of Grass - Page 250by Walt Whitman - 1883 - 382 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walt Whitman - 1868 - 464 pages
...the Thought of Death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle, as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to...pines so still. And the singer so shy to the rest received me ; The grey-brown bird I know received us Comrades three ; And he sang what seemed the song... | |
 | 1873 - 860 pages
...he flees from the stifling atmosphere and offensive lights and conversation of the house, " forth to hiding, receiving night that talks not. Down to the...solemn shadowy cedars and ghostly pines so still. " Numerous others of our birds would seem to challenge attention by their calls and notes. There is... | |
 | American poems, William Michael Rossetti - 1873 - 556 pages
...the Thought of Death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle, as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to...pines so still. And the singer, so shy to the rest, received me ; The grey-brown bird I know received us comrades three ; And he sang what seemed the carol... | |
 | John Burroughs - 1877 - 276 pages
...flees from the stifling atmosphere and offensive lights and conversation of the house, 11 Forth to hiding, receiving night that talks not, Down to the...solemn shadowy cedars and ghostly pines so still." Numerous others of our birds would seem to challenge attention by their calls and notes. There is the... | |
 | American poems - 1878 - 536 pages
...the Thought of Death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle, as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to...pines so still. And the singer, so shy to the rest, received me ; The grey-brown bird I know received us comrades three ; And he sang what seemed the carol... | |
 | 1882 - 1050 pages
...the thought of death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to...solemn shadowy cedars and ghostly pines so still. The bird sang the ' Carol of Death.' Prais'd be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1883 - 924 pages
...the thought of death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to...not, Down to the shores of the water, the path by tbe swamp in the dimness. To tbe solemn shadowy cedars and ghostly pines so still. The bird sang the... | |
 | 1883 - 884 pages
...the thought of death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to the hiding receiving night, that talks not, Duwn to the shores of the water, the path by the swamp in the dimness. To the solemn shadowy cedars... | |
 | John Mackinnon Robertson - 1884 - 64 pages
...the thought of death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle, as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to...pines so still. And the singer so shy to the rest received me; The gray-brown bird I know, received us comrades three; And he sang what seem'd the carol... | |
 | John Mackinnon Robertson - 1884 - 72 pages
...the thought of death close-walking the other side of me, And I in the middle, as with companions, and as holding the hands of companions, I fled forth to...pines so still. And the singer so shy to the rest received me ; The gray-brown bird I know, received us comrades three ; And he sang what seem'd the... | |
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