 There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast, — The desert and illimitable air, — Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fanned, At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome...  Gems for the Fireside: Comprising the Most Unique, Touching, Pithy, and ... - Page 521edited by - 1883 - 912 pagesFull view - About this book
 | S. R. - 1860 - 306 pages
...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 weedy lake, or marge...At that far height, the cold thin atmosphere; Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near. And soon that toil shall end... | |
 | Mary Gillies - 1860 - 394 pages
...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 weedy lake, or marge...At that far height, the cold thin atmosphere ; Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near. And soon that toil shall end,... | |
 | William Allingham - 1860 - 316 pages
...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 weedy lake, or marge...Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fann'd, At that far height, the cold thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1860 - 450 pages
...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 weedy lake, or marge...and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a power whoso care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast, — The desert and illimitable air, — Lone... | |
 | Christian lyrics - 1861 - 240 pages
...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 weedy lake, or marge...At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near. And soon that toil shall end... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1861 - 446 pages
...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 weedy lake, or marge...Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fann'd, At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1861 - 272 pages
...lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side P There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along...At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near. And soon that toil shall end;... | |
 | 1861 - 182 pages
...weedy lake, or marge of river wide. Or where the rocky billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean-side ? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along...Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fann'd. At that far height, the cold thin atmosphere; Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land. Though... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1862 - 276 pages
...theo wrong, As, darkly limned upon the crimson sky, Vainly the fowler's eye Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge...At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near. And soon that toil shall end;... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 pages
...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 weedy lake, or marge...Lone wandering but not lost. All day thy wings have fann'd, At that far height the cold thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though... | |
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