Insect lover of the sun, Joy of thy dominion ! Sailor of the atmosphere ; Swimmer through the waves of air ; Voyager of light and noon ; Epicurean of June ; Wait, I prithee, till I come Within earshot of thy hum, — All without is martyrdom. Poems - Page 43by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1847 - 199 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 168 pages
...seas to seek; I will follow thee alone, 5 Thou animated torrid-zone ! Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines; Keep me nearer, me thy hearer, Singing over shrubs and vines. 10 Insect lover of the sun, Joy of thy dominion! Sailor of the atmosphere ; Swimmer through the waves... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...to seek, — I will follow thee alone, Thou animated torrid zone ! Zig-zag steerer, desert checrer, Let me chase thy waving lines, Keep me nearer, me thy hearer, Singing over shrubs and vines. Flower-bells, Honey'd cells, — These the tents Which he frequents. Insect lover of the sun, Joy of... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...vines. Flower-bells, Honey'd cells, — These the tents Which he frequents. Insect lover of the son, Joy of thy dominion ! Sailor of the atmosphere, Swimmer...Epicurean of June, Wait, I prithee, till I come Within earshot of thy hum, — All without is martyrdom. When the south wind, in May days, With a net of shining... | |
| Hosea Ballou, George Homer Emerson, Thomas Baldwin Thayer, Richard Eddy - 1847 - 444 pages
...continuous, compact terseness of the piece, — but what a recurring, haunting melody in those lines — " Insect lover of the sun, Joy of thy dominion ! Sailor...Epicurean of June ; Wait, I prithee, till I come Within earshot of thy hum. Thou, in sunny solitude*, Rover of the underwoods, The green silence dost displace,... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1847 - 264 pages
...seas to seek ; I will follow thee alone, Thou animated torrid-zone ! Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines ; Keep me nearer, me...Epicurean of June ; Wait, I prithee, till I come Within earshot of thy hum, — All without is martyrdom. When the south wind, in May days, With a net of shining... | |
| Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 pages
...following worthy Herrick, we had almost said Anacreon. " THE HUMBLE BEE. Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines : Keep me nearer, me...thy dominion ; Sailor of the atmosphere ; Swimmer thro' the waves of air ; Voyager of light and noon, Epicurean of June : Wait, I prithee, till I come... | |
| Thomas Powell - 1850 - 380 pages
...and vines. " Insect lover of the sun, Joy of thy dominion ; Sailor of the atmosphere ; Swimmer thro' the waves of air ; Voyager of light and noon, Epicurean of June : Wait, I prithee, till I come Within earshot of thy hum, All without is martyrdom. When the south wind in May days, With a net of shining... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...to seek,— I will follow thee alone, Thou animated torrid zone ! Zig-zag steerer, desert cheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines, Keep me nearer, me thy hearer, Singing over slirubs ami vines. Flower-bells, Honey'd cells,— These the tents Which he frequents. Insect lover... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...Porto R!que. Far-off heats through seas to seek, I will follow thee alone, Thou animated torrid zone ! Zigzag steerer, desert-cheerer, Let me chase thy waving...Epicurean of June, Wait, I prithee, till I come Within ear-shot of thy hum — All without is martyrdom. When the South wind, in May days, With a net of shining... | |
| 1855 - 576 pages
...neither comparable to Emerson's lines on the " yellow-breeched " American insect, the tiny and erratic " Sailor of the atmosphere : Swimmer through the waves...air ; Voyager of light and noon ; Epicurean of June. When the south wind, in May days, With a net of shining haze Silvers the horizon wall, And, with softness... | |
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