 With echoing straits between us thrown, Dotting the shoreless watery wild, We mortal millions live alone. The islands feel the enclasping flow, And then their endless bounds they know. But when the moon their hollows lights, And they are swept by balms...  Sohrab and Rustum: And Other Poems - Page 92by Matthew Arnold - 1907 - 219 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Matthew Arnold - 1853 - 298 pages
...alone. The islands feel the enclasping flow, And then their endless hounds they know. But when the moon their hollows lights And they are swept by balms of...caverns sent ; — For surely once, they feel we were Parts of a single continent. Now round us spreads the watery plain Oh might our marges meet again !... | |
 | 1854 - 544 pages
...The islands feel the enclaspiug flow, And then their endless bounds they know. ' But when the moon their hollows lights, And they are swept by balms...Across the sounds and channels pour : ' Oh, then a louging like despair Is to their farthest caverns sent; — For surely once, they feel, we icere Parts... | |
 | 1855 - 804 pages
...flow. And tlitn their endless bounds they know. 44 But when the moon their hollows lights, And they ore swept by balms of spring, And in their glens on starry...sing ; And lovely notes from shore to shore Across tbe sounds and channels pour : 44 Oh 1 then, a longing, like despair, I* to their furthest caverns... | |
 | University magazine - 1855 - 784 pages
...spring. And in their (lent on slurry nighta The nightingales divinely singt Amt lovely not'-s from sliore to shore Across the sounds and channels pour : " Oh ! then, a longing, like despair, 1ч to their furthest caverns sent ; For surely once they feel, we wer* Parts of a single continent... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1856 - 386 pages
...alone. The islands feel the enclasping flow, And then their endless bounds they know. But when the moon their hollows lights And they are swept by balms of...caverns sent ; — For surely once, they feel we were Parts of a single continent. Now round us spreads the watery plain — Oh might our marges meet again... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1858 - 350 pages
...alone, The islands feel the enclasping flow, And then their endless bounds they know. But when the moon their hollows lights, And they are swept by balms...caverns sent ; For surely once, they feel we were Parts of a single continent. Now round us spread the watery plain — Oh ! might our marges meet again... | |
 | William Caldwell Roscoe - 1860 - 576 pages
...alone. The islands feel the enclasping flow, And then their endless bounds they know. But when the moon their hollows lights, And they are swept by balms...caverns sent ; — For surely once, they feel, we were Parts of a single continent. Now round us spreads the watery plain — Oh, might our marges meet again... | |
 | William Caldwell Roscoe - 1860 - 546 pages
...alone. The islands feel the enclasping flow, And then their endless bounds they know. But when the moon their hollows lights, And they are swept by balms...shore to shore Across the sounds and channels pour; Is to their farthest caverns sent; • Oh, then a longing like despair, —For surely once, they feel,... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1865 - 534 pages
...Thames at Bab-lock-hithe, Trailing in the cool stream thy fingers wet, As the slow punt swings round.' ' Oh then a longing like despair Is to their farthest...caverns sent ; For surely once, they feel, we were Parts of a single continent. Now round us spreads the watery plain — Oh might our marges meet again... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1869 - 286 pages
...alone. The islands feel the enclasping flow, And then their endless bounds they know. But when the moon their hollows lights, And they are swept by balms...caverns sent; For surely once, they feel, we were Parts of a single continent! Now round us spreads the watery plain— Oh might our marges meet again... | |
| |
