And turned him round in act to go. The way is long, he cannot fly, His soiled wing has lost its power, And he winds adown the mountain high, For many a sore and weary hour. Through dreary beds of tangled fern, Through groves of nightshade dark and dern... The Culprit Fay, and Other Poems - Page 17by Joseph Rodman Drake - 1847 - 92 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1836 - 296 pages
...and fearful are the perils he has been compelled to meet. He has followed out a dangerous track, " Through dreary beds of tangled fern, Through groves...brake, Where toils the ant and sleeps the snake," till he has reached the spot appointed for the trial of his courage. He has found the treasure that... | |
| John Keese - 1840 - 300 pages
...spake not, but he bowed him low, Then plucked a crimson colen-bell, And turned him round in act to go. The way is long, he cannot fly, His soiled wing has...tangled fern, Through groves of nightshade dark and dem, Over the grass and through the brake, Where toils the ant and sleeps the snake ; Now o'er the... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...spake not, but he bow'd him low, Then pluck'da crimson colen-bell, And turn'd him round in act to go. The way is long, he cannot fly, His soiled wing has...tangled fern, Through groves of nightshade dark and dem, Over the grass and through the brake, Where toils the ant and sleeps the snake; Now o'er the violet's... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...spake not, but he bow'd him low, Then pluck'da crimson colen-bell, And tum'd him round in act to go. The way is long, he cannot fly, His soiled wing has...high, For many a sore and weary hour. Through dreary heds of tangled fern, Through groves of nightshade dark and dern, Over the grass and through the brake,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1843 - 324 pages
...goblin marked his monarch well; He spake not, but he bowed him low, Then plucked a crimson colen-bell, His soiled wing has lost its power, And he winds adown the mountain high, The way is long, he cannot fly, For many a sore and weary hour. Through dreary beds of tangled fern,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 538 pages
...spake not, hut he bow'd him low, Then pluck'da crimson colen-bell, And turn'd him round in act to go. The way is long, he cannot fly, His soiled wing has...Over the grass and through the brake, Where toils Ihe ant and sleeps the snake; Now o'er the violet's azure flush He skips along in lightsome mood ;... | |
| 1845 - 614 pages
...colen-bell, And turned him round in act to go. The way is long, he can not fly, His soiled wine has lost if @5,p aԙ&& Z4w a 5@S P Y3Z 9Xn R } 8 ` RSW ~ E Z B vB M+ ,{ P Ƕ u 2 R tang'ed fern, Through groves of nightshade dark and dc Over the grass and through the brake, Where... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...spake not, but he bow'd him low, Then pluck'da crimson colen-bell, And tum'd him round in act to go. The way is long, he cannot fly, His soiled wing has...sore and weary hour. Through dreary beds of tangled fem, Through groves of nightshade dark and dern, Over the grass and through the brake, Where toils... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 pages
...spake not, but he bow'd him low, Then pluck'da crimson colen-bell, And turn'd him round in act to go. The way is long, he cannot fly, His soiled wing has lost ils power, And he winds adown the mountain high, For many a sore and weary hour. Through dreary beds... | |
| Joseph Rodman Drake - 1859 - 80 pages
...marked his monarch well; He spake not, but he bowed him low, Then plucked a crimson colen-bell, dark, The way is long, he cannot fly, His soiled wing has...brake, Where toils the ant and sleeps the snake ; Now over the violet's azure flush He skips along in lightsome mood; And now he thrids the bramble-bush,... | |
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