...his couch By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, About him, and lies dov/n to pleasant dreams. TO A. WATERFOWL. WHITHER, 'midst falling dew, While...their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? Alight mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Vainly the...

...pleasure by those of my readers who are lovers of nature and true poetry. THE AMERICAN WATER-FOWL. Wither, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the...flight to do thee wrong, As darkly painted on the evening sky, Thy figure floats along. Scek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or maze of river...

...may trace, Afar, the brightening glory of its flight, Till the receding rays are lost to human sight. TO A WATERFOWL. WHITHER, midst falling dew, While...eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As,°darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. * Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of...

...distinctly for a considerable time along the Hammersmith-road. The shadows of evening were lengthening, and midst falling dew, While glow the Heavens with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depths it did pursue Itg solitary way."* SPITAL SERMONS. fn London, on Easter Monday and Tuesday, the Spital...

...WATERFOWL." By William Bryant, an American Poet. " Whither, midst falling dew, . . While glow the heaveus with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong. As, darkly ¡tainted on the crimson skyf Thy figure floate along. Seek'st thon the plash y brink Of weedy lake,...

...for thfc commonest reader. TO A WATERFOWL. W (i 1 1 IIEU, mi.lt falling -lew, While glow the hoavuiK .with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy...thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Slight mark thy distant flignt td do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure...

...While glow the heaveni with the lait steps of day. Far, through their rosy depths, do»t thou ponue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong At, darkly paiuted on the crimson sky Thy figure tinats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy...

...rapidity of the first. How perfectly and inimitably descriptive are the last two of the following lines. " Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight...painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along." The extracts we have made give, we think, a tolerablycorrect idea of Bryant's genius. The volume contains...

...wraps the drapery of his eoueh About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. TO A WATERFOWL. WHTTHEB, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the...flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the erimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river...

...Bryant, an American poet, are so much to the purpose that they need no excuse for their insertion. TO A WATERFOWL. WHITHER 'midst falling dew, While...their rosy depths dost thou pursue Thy solitary way 1 Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As darkly painted on the...