 The stain of thy wing is washed away, But another errand must be done Ere thy crime be lost for aye; Thy flame-wood lamp is quenched and dark, Thou must re-illume its spark. Mount thy steed and spur him high To the heaven's blue canopy ; And when thou...  The Culprit Fay: And Other Poems - Page 16by Joseph Rodman Drake - 1836 - 92 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1835 - 842 pages
...moonshine, Then darl the glistening arch below, And catch a drop from his silver bow. * + ' * * * * If the spray-bead gem be won The stain of thy wing is...away, But another errand must be done Ere thy crime be losl for aye ; Thy flame-wood lump is quenched and dark, Thou must re-illume its spark. Mount thy sleed... | |
 | 1836 - 802 pages
...moonshine, Then dart the glistening arch below, And catch a drop from his silver bow. * * * * * * If Ihe spray-bead gem be won The stain of thy wing is washed...for aye ; Thy flame-wood lamp is quenched and dark, Thon miir-i re-illume its spark. Mount thy steed and spur him high To the heaven's blue canopy; And... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...right, Thou shall win the warlock fight. "If the spray-bead gem be won, The stain of thy wing is wash'd away : But another errand must be done Ere thy crime be lost for aye; Thy flame-wood lamp is quench'd and dark, Thou must reillume its spark. Mount thy steed and spur him high To the heaven's... | |
 | 1844 - 671 pages
...catch a drop from his silver bow." " If the spray-bead gem be won, The stain of thy wing is wash'd away, But another errand must be done Ere thy crime be lost for aye ; Thy flame-wood lamp is quench'd and dark, Thou must re-illume its spark. Mount thy steed, and spur him high To the heaven's... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 pages
...and thy spi:it right, Thoa shalt win in the warlock fight. If the spray-bead gem be won, The siain of thy wing is washed away, But another errand must be done Ere thy shame and dishonor be lost for aye; Thy flame-wood lamp is quenched and dark, And thou must re-illume... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 538 pages
...away: But another errand must be done Ere thy crime be lost for aye; Thy flame-wood lamp is quench'd and dark, Thou must reillume its spark. Mount thy...To the heaven's blue canopy; And when thou seest a shooling star, Follow it fast, and follow it far — The last faint spark of its burning train Shall... | |
 | Henry Theodore Tuckerman - 1846 - 350 pages
...catch- a drop from his silver bow. " If the spray-bead gem be won, The stain of thy wing is wash'd away, But another errand must be done Ere thy crime be lost for aye ; Thy flame-wood lamp is quench'd and c Thou must re-illume its spark ; Mount thy steed, and spur him high To the heaven's blue... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...right, Thou shalt win the warlock fight. "If the spray-bead gem be won, The stain of thy wing is wash'd away : But another errand must be done Ere thy crime be lost for aye ; Thy flame-wood lamp is quench'd and dark, Thou must reillume its spark. Mount thy steed and spur him high To the heaven's... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 pages
...right, Thou ihalt win the warlock fight "If the spray-bead gem be won, The stain of thy wing is wash'd away: But another errand must be done Ere thy crime be lost for aye; Thy Ikme-wood lamp is quench' d and dark, Thou must reillume its spark. Mount thy steed and spur him high... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pages
...away : But another errand must be done Ere thy crime bo lost for aye ; Thy flame-wood lamp is quench'd and dark Thou must reillume its spark. Mount thy steed and spur him high To the heavens' blue canopy ; And when thou seest a shooting star, Folbw it fast, and follow it far, — The... | |
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