 To catch thy gaze, and uttering graceful words To charm thy ear; while his sly imps, by stealth, Twine round thee threads of steel, light thread on thread That grow to fetters; or bind down thy arms With chains concealed in chaplets. Oh ! not yet Mayst...  A History of American Literature - Page 167by Percy Holmes Boynton - 1919 - 513 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pages
...bind down thy arms With chains conceal'd in chaplets. Oh ! not yet May'st thou unbrace thy corslet, or lay by Thy sword, nor yet, O Freedom ! close thy lids...combat, till the day Of the new Earth and Heaven. But wouldst thou rest THE STEAMBOAT. 66 A while from tumult and the frauds of men, These old and friendly... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...The grave defiance of thine elder eye, The usurper | trembles | in his fastnesses. Oh ! not yet | 20 Mays't thou unbrace thy corslet, nor lay by ' Thy...| never sleeps, And thou ' must watch ' and combat II till the day Of the new earth ' and heaven. But wouldst thou rest 25 Awhile I from tumult ' and... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 pages
...The grave defiance of thine elder eye, The usurper | trembles | in his fastnesses. Oh ! not yet | 20 Mays't thou unbrace thy corslet, nor lay by ' Thy sword ; nor yet, 0 Freedom ! close thy lids ' In slumber ; for thine enemy | never sleeps, And thou ' must watch ' and... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1847 - 520 pages
...light thread on thread That grow to fetters; or bind down thy arms With chains concealed in chaplets. Oh ! not yet Mayst thou unbrace thy corslet, nor lay...and combat till the day Of the new earth and heaven. But wouldst thou rest Awhile from tumult and the frauds of men, These old and friendly solitudes invite... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...bind down thy arms With chains conceal'd in chaplets. Oh ! not yet May'st thou unbrace thy corslet, or lay by Thy sword ! nor yet, O Freedom ! close thy...combat, till the day Of the new Earth and Heaven. But would'st thou rest A while from tumult and the frauds of men, These old and friendly solitudes... | |
 | John Greenleaf Adams, Edwin Hubbell Chapin - 1847 - 284 pages
...chaplets. Oil ! not yet May'st thou unbrace thy corselet, or lay by Thy sword ; not yet, O TEMPERANCE, close thy lids In slumber ; for thine enemy never...combat, till the day Of the new earth and heaven!" Now let us keep our eye on this item of duty. Just BO far as we have an influence in that society where... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1847 - 390 pages
...light thread on thread That grow to fetters ; or bind down thy arms With chains concealed in chaplets. Oh ! not yet Mayst thou unbrace thy corslet, nor lay by Thy sword ; nor yet, 0 Freedom ! close thy lids In slumber ; for thine enemy never sleeps, And thou must watch and combat... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1851 - 380 pages
...light thread on thread That grow to fetters ; or bind down thy arms With chains concealed in chaplets. Oh ! not yet Mayst thou unbrace thy corslet, nor lay by Thy sword ; nor yet, 0 Freedom ! close thy lids In slumber ; for thine enemy never sleeps, And thou must watch and combat... | |
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