 Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home,...  A Short History of American Literature - Page 416by Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1919 - 490 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1886 - 440 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft atep its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1886 - 438 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Btole with soft step its shining arcbway through, Built up ito idle door, 8tr*tch*d in hit last-found... | |
 | Oliver Ernesto Branch - 1886 - 338 pages
...irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed. Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread the lustrous coil: Still as the spiral grew, He left the...dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining doorway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched iu his last-found home, and knew the old no more.... | |
 | 1886 - 636 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...lustrous coil ; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the last year's clwe.ling for the new, Stole with soft steps its shining archway through, Built up its... | |
 | Abraham Firth - 1886 - 394 pages
...coil ; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft steps its shining archway through, Built up its idle door,...Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap, forlorn... | |
 | Sarah Knowles Bolton - 1887 - 514 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed! " Tear after year beheld the silent toil That spread his...no more. " Thanks for the heavenly message brought hy thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap, forlorn ! From thy dead lips a clearer note... | |
 | 1887 - 168 pages
...the Siren sings, And coral reefs lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low- vaulted past!... | |
 | William Swinton - 1887 - 686 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! 3. Year after year beheld the silent toil ,: That spread...Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more 4. Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap forlorn... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1887 - 332 pages
...reui ? Give the meaning of its sunless crypt unsealed. Is the expression literal or figurative? III. Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last found home, and knew the old no more. Note.—In Stanza III. the poet shows beautifully how the... | |
 | 1887 - 458 pages
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step the shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the... | |
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