Hence in a season of calm weather Though inland far we be. Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither; Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Songs of Three Centuries - Page 94edited by - 1876 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 pages
...mad endeavour, Nor man nor hoy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterlv abolish or destrov ! Hence in a season of calm weather, Though inland far...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Then sing, ye hirds... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 pages
...mad endeavour. Nor man nor boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or dcstrov ! Hence in a season of calm weather. Though inland far...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Then sing, ye birds... | |
| 1839 - 538 pages
...all our seeing ; Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence : truths that wake, To perish...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore." These strains... | |
| 1839 - 446 pages
...mad endeavour, Nor Man, nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy 1 Hence in a season of calm weather Though inland far...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the bhore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Then sing, ye Birds,... | |
| 1840 - 572 pages
...seeing ; Uphold us, — cherish, — and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence ; truths that wake To perish...enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy."• The most remarkable peculiarity in the character of Roscoe, is its rare combination of active with... | |
| Childhood - 1841 - 384 pages
...eternal silence : truths that wake To perish never; AVhich neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor man nor boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy,...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. X. Then sing, ye... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1842 - 440 pages
...eternal silence: truths that wake, To perish never; Which neither listlessness : nor mad endeavour, Nor man nor boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy,...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. As to the tabor's... | |
| 1862 - 512 pages
...eternal silence : truths that wake, To perish never; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor man, nor boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy,...brought us hither ; Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Then sing, ye birds,... | |
| Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1842 - 412 pages
...yet a master light of all our seeing; To perish never; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy,...brought us hither. Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore." After this rapturous... | |
| 1842 - 504 pages
...truths that wake, To perish never; Which neither listlcssness, nor mad endeavour, Nor man, nor hoy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish...brought us hither ; Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Then sing, ye birds,... | |
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